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SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THESE RULES.. ARE MEANT "TO HELP
FIGHT OBESITY".. AND
"MAKE CHILDREN EAT HEALTHIER".
BUT THEY'RE CAUSING "A
MAJOR STIR" AMONG ATHLETES.. WHO
SAY.. THE FOOD
SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH.
NEWS 10'S.. "MICHAEL CLOUSE"..
EXPLAINS MORE..
IN THIS AFTERNOON'S.. "LIFESTYLE
10 REPORT".
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LUNCH PERIOD.. IT'S A TIME FOR
STUDENTS TO TAKE A BREAK
FROM THEIR STUDIES.. BUT ALSO A
TIME TO RE-ENERGIZE.
HOWEVER.. THAT HASN'T BEEN AS
EASY FOR SOME KIDS. ''I'M A BIG
GUY SO SOMETIMES I LOOK DOWN AND
WONDER, IS THIS
JUST THE FIRST HELPING, BECAUSE
SOMETIMES IT'S
ONLY LIKE THIS SIZE.'' A.J.
GRADY IS AN OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN FOR THE TERRE HAUTE
NORTH PATRIOTS.
HE'S ONE OF SEVERAL ATHLETES WHO
AREN'T BEING
FILLED UP BY THE NEW PROGRAM.
''I WISH THERE WAS MORE PROTEIN
FOOD. AND MAYBE A BIGGER HELPING
WOULDN'T BE AS
BAD EITHER.'' ''NEW REGULATIONS
LIMIT SCHOOL
LUNCHES TO JUST 850 CALORIES.
BUT SOME OF THESE ATHLETES
GO THROUGH 3,000.. 4,000,
5,000.. OR MORE CALORIES A DAY.
MEANING THEY HAVE TO LOOK FOR
FOOD ELSEWHERE.'' ''I
EAT THE SCHOOL LUNCH AND THEN I
ALSO BRING TWO PEANUT BUTTER
SANDWICHES AND AN APPLE; USUALLY
GET A BIG JUG OF
WATER. AND THEN EVERY NOW AND
THEN I'LL SNEAK A GATORADE.''
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE
GOTTEN COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THE NEW PROGRAM.. BUT HAVE
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS. ''AT
LUNCH TIMES WE OFFER OTHER
ITEMS THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE ALA
CARTE. THEY CAN PURCHASE
AN EXTRA SANDWICH. THEY CAN
PURCHASE OTHER ITEMS.''
MEANING THE ONLY SOLUTION WILL
BE THESE ATHLETE'S
WALLETS.. TAKING A HIT. IN
TERRE HAUTE WITH
PHOTOJOURNALIST JOHM TIMM..
MICHAEL CLOUSE.. NEWS 10.
THE NEW GUILDELINES CAN BE