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The Trump Administration has eased certain policies to make American school lunches healthier. Some health advocates perceive the move as a significant change on lunch policies of former President Barack Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usda-education-lunch/trump-administration-relaxes-some-obama-era-school-lunch-rules-idUSKBN17X2DG|title=Trump administration relaxes some Obama-era school lunch rules|last=Baertlein|first=Lisa|work= | The Trump Administration has eased certain policies to make American school lunches healthier. Some health advocates perceive the move as a significant change on lunch policies of former President Barack Obama.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usda-education-lunch/trump-administration-relaxes-some-obama-era-school-lunch-rules-idUSKBN17X2DG|title=Trump administration relaxes some Obama-era school lunch rules|last=Baertlein|first=Lisa|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-07-16 }}</ref> There are fewer whole grains, more sugary chocolate milk, and an additional 300 milligrams of salt. According to Department of Agriculture Secretary [[Sonny Perdue]], healthy meals given to school children since 2012 resulted in choosy kids who refused meals offered in their respective schools.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schwartz|first1=Marlene B.|last2=Henderson|first2=Kathryn E.|last3=Read|first3=Margaret|last4=Danna|first4=Nicole|last5=Ickovics|first5=Jeannette R.|date=June 2015|title=New school meal regulations increase fruit consumption and do not increase total plate waste |journal=Childhood Obesity (Print)|volume=11|issue=3|pages=242–247|doi=10.1089/chi.2015.0019|issn=2153-2176 |pmc=4484709|pmid=25734372}}</ref> This resulted to more food being thrown away and wasted. Recent research disputed the claim of Perdue citing the findings that children consume more veggies and a smaller amount of saturated fat at school.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-relax-school-lunch-rules-2018-1|title=Kids are eating less whole grains and more sugary milk in school lunches this year — see how federal rules have changed for the worse|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> | ||
Office of Budget Management Director Mick Mulvaney argued that proposed budget cuts for after-school programs came about because there is no clear proof that the practice of feeding and educating children to perform better does not actually work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/budget-director-explains-trumps-proposed-cuts-meals-on-wheels-omb-white-house-press-briefing-2017-3|title=Watch Trump's budget director explain proposed cuts for after-school programs that feed children|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> Experts believe the proposal of Trump’s administration will set back the next stage of salt reduction by at least three years and eliminate further reductions that will happen following that development. Reductions of salt in school meals are based on recommendations from nutrition specialists of the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Heart Organization, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/371466-trump-puts-healthy-school-meals-at-risk/|title=Trump puts healthy school meals at risk|last=Bachai|first=Sabrina|date=2018-01-30|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=2018-07-16 }}</ref> | Office of Budget Management Director Mick Mulvaney argued that proposed budget cuts for after-school programs came about because there is no clear proof that the practice of feeding and educating children to perform better does not actually work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/budget-director-explains-trumps-proposed-cuts-meals-on-wheels-omb-white-house-press-briefing-2017-3|title=Watch Trump's budget director explain proposed cuts for after-school programs that feed children|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=2018-07-16}}</ref> Experts believe the proposal of Trump’s administration will set back the next stage of salt reduction by at least three years and eliminate further reductions that will happen following that development. Reductions of salt in school meals are based on recommendations from nutrition specialists of the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Heart Organization, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/371466-trump-puts-healthy-school-meals-at-risk/|title=Trump puts healthy school meals at risk|last=Bachai|first=Sabrina|date=2018-01-30|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=2018-07-16 }}</ref> | ||