Michelle Obama's School Lunch Program Has Resulted In a 56 Percent Increase In Food Waste http://t.co/mVLUSC52MQ
— IJReview (@ijreview) September 1, 2015
Report: Half of schools cut cafeteria staff as kids abandon Obama menus http://t.co/DQK43sA8ln pic.twitter.com/R7Ob3oXhlA
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 3, 2015
A new survey from the School Nutrition Association reported that 70 percent of the nation's lunch programs have been financially "harmed" by the new low-salt, low-sugar menus and that a stunning 93 percent report fewer students buying the chow.
"Meeting these mandates has harmed the financial health of nearly 70 percent of school meal programs surveyed, with fewer than 3 percent reporting a financial benefit," said the survey. Some 49 percent of the responding schools said they were forced to cut cafeteria staff as a result.
The financial threat to school food programs has become so grave that the association is calling on Congress to provide more money. The association said that schools are being ordered by the Agriculture Department to absorb another $1.2 billion in added costs resulting from having to buy more expensive — and less attractive — foods to meet the federal regulations.
Rural Children Less Likely Than Urban Peers to Participate in Lunch Program: Only 63 percent of eligible stude... http://t.co/1nx5xqaHCo
— Mr Cormack (@MrCormack) September 3, 2015
HYPOCRITE Michelle: DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO: Sidwell Friends rated the #1 School Lunch program in America http://t.co/Yq5gQQHz1G
— slone (@slone) August 31, 2015
Michelle O school lunch program serves up unemployment for cafeteria worker.. http://t.co/9WQvUaDXAX
— John Meng (@OutdoorPatriot) August 25, 2015