Students eating lunch at the cafeteria
In 2010 Michelle Obama implemented the Healthy
Hunger-Free Kids Act. Which took some criticism throughout the years; but now
there is a new administration in office, known as the Trump administration. The
document named First 100 Days: Rules,
Regulations, and Executive Orders to Examine, Revoke and Issue, calls for the
Trump administration to reverse nearly 200 rules and regulations, including the
requirements of the 2010 law. Which required schools to
include either a fruit or vegetables for lunch, funded by the federal
government. Mark Meadows, the office of rep stated, “The regulations have proven to be burdensome
and unworkable for schools to implement, and schools are throwing away food
because the kids aren’t eating it.”
Oranges,Apples,Bananas in the cafe
However, a report
published in August 2015 by researchers at the University of Vermont found
even though students added more fruits and vegetables to their plates,
“children consumed fewer fruits and vegetables and wasted more during the Labels
school year immediately following implementation of the USDA rule.” Which
goes to show that students don’t like the taste of healthy foods. For instance, when I was in high school it was the 1st year that Healthy
Hunger-Free Kids act was established. In the beginning, I disliked the food but
in the long run it benefited me because it was a way I received my daily
vitamins throughout the day.
There was a study done on the nutritional value on approximately
two million meals selected by 7200 strudents in the Washington state school
district. Comparing to the statistics found in 16 months before the standards
were instilled to the statistics after 15 months after the standards were in
place; showed an increase in six nutrients. Those nutrients were calcium,
vitamin C, vitamin A, protein, fiber, iron. Despite, some of the disapproval from
many people about Michelle’s food plan it brought some positives to our nation.
Eating healthy is very important in today’s society, simply because one of
America’s problems is childhood obesity.
Researchers expect major changes
concerning school lunches, the SNAP food stamps program, and even criteria controlled
by the FDA to be lowered under the Trump administration. Trump’s exact words
stating he called for“a massive reduction in the country’s regulatory standards
for foods,” according to Food and Wine, and even proposed he would remove “the
FDA food police,” which he complained about for “inspection overkill.”
An interveiw on Joshua Dyson speaking
about Republicans taking out Michelle Obama's food plan
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