Did you know that in the early 80's, under the Reagan administration, ketchup and relish were both considered vegetables? I had know idea until this little piece of knowledge was passed on to me and my colleagues, by my director, at a work event a couple of months ago.
Through a controversial bill, otherwise known as Ketchupgate, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Drug Administration would allow public schools to cut out a serving of cooked fresh vegetables from their lunch program in order to save the White House an estimated $1 billion in annual savings.
The program sparked so much outrage from the public and members of the house that the Reagan administration had no choice but to drop the proposed bill altogether.
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