President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday relaxed rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama aimed at making U.S. school lunches healthier, a move that will affect institutions that feed 30 million children annually.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, delivering on a promise he made when he took office in May 2017, said schools under the current rules faced challenges serving meals that were both appetizing and nutritious.
'If kids are not eating what is being served, they are not benefiting, and food is being wasted,' Perdue said in a statement.
The Trump administration has vowed to slash regulations, which it says are burdensome for industries such as oil and coal, and has already rolled back a number of Obama-era rules as part of its business-friendly agenda.
President Donald Trump (seen above eating McDonald's on his private plane during the presidential election campaign) is doing away with healthy eating restrictions on school lunches put in place by his predecessor's wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama
As First Lady, Michelle Obama sought to promote healthy eating habits among the youth. She is seen above eating broccoli during an appearance with schoolkids at an elementary school in Maryland in 2010
The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was championed by Michelle Obama and became a rallying cry for her critics after it set school lunch maximums for calories, cut sodium and artery-clogging trans fat, and required more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
The new rules will provide the option to offer flavored, low-fat milk to children and more time to reduce sodium levels in school meals.
The former First Lady was known as an advocate for healthier eating, but users of social media posted gruesome images showing school lunches that didn't look so edible after the Obama-era regulations were put in place.
Trump, meanwhile, is known as a man who doesn't partake in good nutrition.
In August, it was reported that his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, asked the White House kitchen to prepare healthier meals for the President.
Donald Trump is notoriously a lover of fast food - drinking multiple cans of diet coke a day and taking in McDonald's and KFC regularly.
This may have been the first lady's attempt to stifle his streak of fast food indulgences which may have contributed to the 72-year-old's body mass index of 29.9.
The former First Lady was known as an advocate for healthier eating, but users of social media posted gruesome images showing school lunches that didn't look so edible after the Obama-era regulations were put in place
Is that meat or a 'mummified rat'? This image was uploaded to social media showing a school lunch after Obama-era regulations were put in place
The New York Times report claims that despite Melania's best efforts 'he still prefers two scoops of ice cream for dessert'.
In January, Admiral Dr Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who also served Barack Obama, examined the president and declared Trump to be in 'excellent health'.
Despite his bill of good health, Jackson advised the president to improve his diet and exercise.
Trump is teetering on the edge of obesity at 239 pounds and a height of 6 feet 3 inches, giving him a BMI of 29.9.
One pound heavier at the same height and Trump would be categorized as obese.
Under the new rules introduced by the Trump administration, the U.S. school lunch program is making room on menus again for noodles, biscuits, tortillas and other foods made mostly of refined grains.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday only half the grains served will need to be whole grains, a change it said will do away with the current bureaucracy of requiring schools to obtain special waivers to serve select refined grains foods.
Low-fat chocolate milk will also be allowed again.
Previously, only fat-free milk could be flavored, although that rule had also been temporarily waived.
A final goal for limiting sodium will be scrapped as well, but schools will still be required to meet reduced sodium targets.
The School Nutrition Association, which represents local cafeteria operators and companies like Domino's Pizza, Kellogg and PepsiCo, had called for relaxing the whole grain-only requirement, saying it was too difficult for some districts to meet.
Diane Pratt-Heavner, a spokeswoman for the association, said whole-grain bread and buns generally aren't a problem.
But she said students complained about other items, in many cases because of cultural or regional preferences.
Finding whole-grain biscuits and grits that students like are a challenge in the U.S. South, she said, while tortillas are a challenge in the Southwest.
Not everyone welcomed the relaxed rules.
The American Heart Association encouraged schools to 'stay the course' and commit to meeting the stricter standards that started going into effect in 2012.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest also said the decision to roll back the whole-grain requirement makes no sense because most schools were already in compliance.
The photo above shows students line up for lunch at a middle school in Sandy, Utah on May 19, 2017
Those still struggling to meet the standard would have eventually been able to comply as well, said Colin Schwartz, the center's deputy director of legislative affairs.
For the current school year, the USDA said 20 percent of schools were applying for exemptions to the whole-grain rule.
Pasta, tortillas, biscuits and grits were the most commonly requested items for exemption, it said.
The USDA school lunch program provides low-cost or free lunches in public schools and other institutions.
Last year, it served an estimated 30 million children.
Brandon Lipps, deputy undersecretary for the USDA's food and nutrition division, said that at some schools that only serve whole grain foods, some is wasted if students won't eat it.
In those cases, schools might now consider other options, Lipps said.
The USDA defines whole grain-rich foods as at least 50 percent whole grains.
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