| | 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> | | 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 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> | + | 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 were fed in a private school. The prestigious Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., served 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> |