RFK Jr. calls for healthier school meals as Trump cancels program that funded them

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

RFK Jr. calls for healthier school meals as Trump cancels program that funded them

Renee Hickman
Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM EDT 6 min read

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) -First-graders at John B. Wright elementary school in Tucson bounced into the brightly lit lunchroom, chattering with friends as they grabbed trays featuring juicy mandarin oranges, cherry tomatoes and butter lettuce, all grown at nearby farms that coax fresh produce from the Sonoran Desert.

Those fruit and vegetables were supplied with the help of the federal Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, or LFS, which was set to distribute $660 million to school systems and child care facilities in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA abruptly canceled the program in March as part of President Donald Trump's plans to gut the federal government.

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The Trump administration's mixed messages on school meals -- funding cuts alongside calls for healthier, and more costly options -- create a challenge for those involved with school nutrition programs, they told Reuters.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-calls-healthier-school-100858737.html

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1. This shit show would be entertaining if it wasn't real and real people weren't being hurt by it.

They really are idiots playing roles they are not even remotely qualified for. All except, unfortunately, the people behind the scenes that are causing the real damage. Do you think they watch TV each night laughing hysterically?

[yellowcanine]

2. RFK thinks more lard and tallow is healthier though.

So there is that.

[Rebl2]

3. Also he

didn’t say he thought the government should help pay for it.

[yellowcanine]

5. They are killing the Farm to School program which

has been providing fresh fruits and vegetables to school students for years. And at the same time, teaching children that food comes from farms, not super markets. Can’t have that, can we?

[stillcool]

4. creating a challenge

that doesn't sound so bad. I wonder if it will become the new catch-all phrase for all things Republican.