Yeah! Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits

The Trump administration on Friday announced plans to roll back school lunch standards on vegetables and fruits originally promoted by Michelle Obama, unveiling the proposal on the former first lady's birthday. The new standards will allow schools more flexibility "because they know their children best," the Agriculture Department said in a press release. “Schools and school districts continue to tell us that there is still too much food waste and that more common-sense flexibility is needed to provide students nutritious and appetizing meals. We listened and now we’re getting to work,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a statement. The proposed rules build on previous steps taken by the Trump administration to unwind the controversial school lunch rules championed by Obama as part of her "Let’s Move!" healthy living campaign. Those rules were implemented through an executive order signed by former President Obama. Under the new rules, schools would be allowed to reduce the number of fruits and vegetables required at each meal. The latest change follows a 2019 rollback of restrictions on milk and sodium content in school lunches. Critics said the change will pave the way for greasier, more unhealthy foods such as pizza, french fries and burgers. The Obama administration's school lunch plan increased the requirement for fruits and vegetables in meals, cut trans-fat and reduced sodium levels in food. It also required cafeterias to serve only skim or low-fat milk...MORE

Good on Trump & Perdue. Let each school district set their own standard.
I've posted before about the Obama school lunch program. See:

Students, stomachs grumble over Michelle O’s menu
1 Million Kids Flee the Lunch Line - 321 Districts Drop School Lunch Program
USDA's School Lunch Reforms Earn an "F" from Students
Feds to Use Social Media to Combat Complaints about Michelle O School Lunches
Food fight: Military leaders deploying to save Michelle O’s school lunch overhaul
Federal Lunch Standard Costs To Triple
Indigestion: School Boards Seek Relief From 'Onerous' School Lunch Rules