| − | Michelle's proposals have destroyed the lunch program of this nation's schools. The children refuse to eat what was recommended. The children have stopped eating school lunch. Children go hungry due to the small size portions. School districts have suffered enormous financial losses. | + | Michelle's "healthy eating" initiative greatly compromised the lunch programs in American public schools, with many children opting instead to pack their lunches or simply skip lunch entirely out of a refusal to eat the options afforded to them. In some cases, children went hungry due to the small size portions. School districts suffered enormous financial losses. <ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/schools-want-out-of-michelle-obamas-lunch-rules-kids-say-yuck</ref> |
| − | In 2014, Republicans in Congress have decided to strip her signature program. She stated that was 'unacceptable'. What wasn't unacceptable was the lunch her kids are fed in a private school. The prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., serves the following to students,<ref>[http://www.ijreview.com/2014/05/141806-public-school-kids-eat-healthy-lunches-obama-girls-dine-lunches-designed-chefs/ While Public School Kids Eat ‘Healthy Lunches,’ Washington Elites Served Meatball Subs, Ice Cream, ijreview.com, may 27, 2014]</ref> | + | In 2014, Republicans in Congress decided to strip her signature program, a decision she stated was 'unacceptable'. What wasn't unacceptable was the lunch her kids are fed in a private school. The prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., serves the following to students,<ref>[http://www.ijreview.com/2014/05/141806-public-school-kids-eat-healthy-lunches-obama-girls-dine-lunches-designed-chefs/ While Public School Kids Eat ‘Healthy Lunches,’ Washington Elites Served Meatball Subs, Ice Cream, ijreview.com, may 27, 2014]</ref> |