Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
The Trump administration pledged more than $100 million to buy local foods, upgrade cafeteria equipment and fund research on healthier school meals.
- On Monday, the Trump administration announced more than $100 million for school lunch initiatives nationwide, launching the 'Harvest to Hallways' program to improve nutritional standards across the country.
- The initiative serves as the 'next phase' of the 'Make America Healthy Again' objective, implementing 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines that prioritize 'real food' and call for a 'dramatic reduction in highly processed foods.'
- Funding allocates $50 million for cafeteria infrastructure, $25 million for locally sourced food grants, and $30 million for nutrition research; Tyson Foods pledged $1 million to support the effort.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated the program connects local farmers with the 30 million school lunches served daily nationwide.
- Iowa Farmers Union president Aaron Lehman argues the investments 'fall far short' of previous efforts, citing the 2025 termination of the Local Food for Schools program as a major loss for farmers.
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