It would also undo rules championed by Michelle Obama as part of her Let's Move initiative and The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. Consumer groups slammed the proposed school meal changes. The USDA defended the proposed rules, arguing they would reduce food waste. Additionally, the new rules would make it 'simpler to offer meats or meat alternates' at school meals. For school lunches, the new rules would allow potatoes as a vegetable everyday and would allow them to offer pizza and burgers over more nutritious choices.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2020 21:27 UTC