http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/24833/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/networks-boost-first-lady-food-fight-over-school-lunches <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> More than 60 percent of outside experts in ABC, CBS and NBC reports argue in favor of school lunch requirements. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">With the help of the news media, First Lady Michelle Obama continued to lambast critics of the school lunch program changes she helped pass in 2010.</p><p dir="ltr">“What we need to do is lend a hand to the schools that are struggling, not roll back the standards and say, ‘Oh, well. The kids don’t like it so let them eat cake,” Obama said, according to <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/209495-first-lady-students-shouldnt-pick-what-they-have-for-lunch">The Hill</a>.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BizMediaJulia" target="_blank">Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/networks-boost-first-lady-food-fight-over-school-lunches" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Education Government Health Media Politics abc broadcast networks cbs congress CSPI health healthy eating Michelle Obama NBC nutrition rules Regulations school districts school lunch school lunch program Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:44:46 +0000 julia.seymour 46504 at http://archive2.mrc.org