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Schools asking Congress to relax expensive and wasteful ‘healthy’ lunch regulations
May 6, 2014
VICTOR SKINNER

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – School officials are asking Congress to relax new regulations on school lunches.

New “healthier” lunch standards promoted by First Lady Michelle Obama have been phased in to public schools over the last two years, and the reaction from students has been not so good. Initially, hungry students complained they weren’t receiving enough food, and the USDA in 2012 removed restrictions on maximums for protein and grains, theAssociated Press reports.

School lunch officials across the country have also complained about the increased cost of preparing the new meals, and lost revenue from students who refuse to purchase them. Some schools have even decided they’re better off dropping out of the federal lunch program altogether.

Now, school nutrition directors are urging Congress and the Agriculture Department to take it a step further and repeal some of the requirements that are driving up costs and driving away customers, the AP reports.

https://eagnews.org/schools-asking-congress-to-relax-expensive-and-wasteful-healthy-lunch-regulations/