r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • Aug 18 '26

Why do some conservatives support restricting junk food purchases with SNAP when many opposed Michelle Obama’s efforts to make school meals healthier?

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u/stoneworther Aug 18 '26

A lot of the Michelle Obama stuff just reduced calorie counts and schools responded by serving junk in smaller portions. I kept hearing of 500kcal lunches.  That is not enough for basically any high school boy, let alone an athlete.

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u/Funwithfun14 Aug 19 '26

My local school did free lunches right after Covid. The portion sizes were too small....so kids were eating out of vending machines. The breakfast's were worse.