Administration Proposes Easing Nutrition Guidelines For School Lunches

The USDA proposed changes to school meal guidelines, allowing schools to adjust vegetable serving sizes and reduce fruit servings for breakfast. The changes aim to decrease food waste and offer more flexibility in meal options. However, the American Heart Association opposes these rollbacks, arguing they could harm children's long-term health and reverse progress made by the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which set strict nutrition standards for school meals.

What changes did the USDA propose regarding the serving sizes of vegetables in schools?

How would the proposed changes affect the servings of fruit required for breakfast?

What reasons did Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue give for the proposed changes?

What was the American Heart Association's stance on the proposed rollbacks?

What act is the USDA attempting to roll back with these proposed changes?