School Lunches

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February 3, 2023
U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a...
A little boy eats an apple at a table
August 18, 2022
It is no secret that decision-makers fight an uphill battle to ensure an equal starting point for every child who…
July 19, 2021
When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to…
March 15, 2017
School Nutrition Association is asking the Department of Agriculture to reverse changes made to school lunches spearheaded by First Lady…
July 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — First ladies typically avoid getting into public scraps, but Michelle Obama has jumped into perhaps her biggest…
August 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Soon, students across the country will notice their school snacks have lightened up. Vending machines and à…
August 7, 2013
OPINION - Maybe teaching our kids to exercise and eat healthy isn’t a communist plot lead by nanny state dictator…
June 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as…
February 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a country that in recent years has become almost defined by political polarization, it's hard to…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A group of Kansas high schoolers express their displeasure for Michelle Obama’s new 850-calorie school lunches in…
August 15, 2012
VIDEO - A Chester Township free school lunch summer program, run by Angela Prattis, is notified that they must stop…
February 10, 2012
DALLAS (AP) - Michelle Obama is spicing up school lunches with cooks from Bravo's 'Top Chef' and the Dallas Cowboys…
January 25, 2012
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings,…
December 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady said in a statement after the vote that she was "thrilled" about House passage...
December 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Greasy foods and sugary soft drinks could disappear from schools as Congress is poised to approve a…
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama praised the bill shortly after it was passed, calling it a 'groundbreaking piece of legislation…
June 4, 2010
SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama recruited hundreds of chefs gathered on the South Lawn of the White House Friday…