Via The Hill:
First lady Michelle Obama said Friday that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) was “working on” making school lunches “delicious” after the implementation of new school meal regulations that have drawn fire from some conservative critics.
“I believe that that legislation is truly one of the greatest legacies that we can leave our children. Because of this act… 32 million American children are getting more of the nutrition they need to learn and grow and be successful,” Obama told workers at USDA.
“And I do hope that it’s delicious,” she added, to laughter. “We’re working on that, yes indeed.”
Last autumn, conservative critics of the new standards — which cap meal calories at 650 for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, at 700 calories for middle school students and 850 calories for high school students — charged that the restrictions made meals unappetizing to children.
Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) introduced new legislation to repeal the standards, saying they were motivated by constituent complaints about new menus.
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