The Trump administration on Friday announced a proposal for public school-lunch that reverses former First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy school food reform, that too on her birthday.&nbsp;

According to reports, the new school-lunch proposal will introduce more flexible meal options for school children, a move that critics suggest will lead to more junk making way to the children's platter.&nbsp;

The new set of rules reverses the Obama-era reform championed by Michelle Obama to tackle childhood obesity and provide healthier meals in schools.

The US Department of Agriculture made the announcement that is likely to affect nearly 30 million students at over 90,000 schools across the United States.

The proposals will enter the Federal Register on January 23 and will be open for the public to comment on for the 60 days.

US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a statement said that the reform has been brought into place after getting feedback from districts and schools over food wastage and to devise a way to provide nutritious, appetising meals to school kids.&nbsp;

Michelle Obama’s fight against childhood obesity was translated into the 'Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'&nbsp;which aimed at bolstering healthy eating habits in children and encouraging&nbsp;them to eat more fruits and vegetables in a day.

The reform aimed at introducing more whole grains-based meals while&nbsp;keeping a tab on portion sizes and calories for school-going kids to maintain a healthy weight.&nbsp;

According to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, "childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health".&nbsp;

"Obesity prevalence among children and adolescents is still too high," the CDC states on its website.&nbsp;

The CDC estimates the prevalence of obesity at 18.5 per cent for children and adolescents between 2-19 years, affecting nearly 13.7 million children and adolescents.

The Trump administration on Friday announced a proposal for public school-lunch that reverses former First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy school food reform, that too on her birthday.

The Trump administration on Friday announced a proposal for public school-lunch that reverses former First Lady Michelle Obama's healthy school food reform, that too on her birthday. According to reports, the new school-lunch proposal will introduce more flexible meal options for school children, a move that critics suggest will lead to more junk making way to the children's platter. The new set of rules reverses the Obama-era reform championed by Michelle Obama to tackle childhood obesity and provide healthier meals in schools. The US Department of Agriculture made the announcement that is likely to affect nearly 30 million students at over 90,000 schools across the United States. The proposals will enter the Federal Register on January 23 and will be open for the public to comment on for the 60 days. US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in a statement said that the reform has been brought into place after getting feedback from districts and schools over food wastage and to devise a way to provide nutritious, appetising meals to school kids. Michelle Obama’s fight against childhood obesity was translated into the 'Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010' which aimed at bolstering healthy eating habits in children and encouraging them to eat more fruits and vegetables in a day. The reform aimed at introducing more whole grains-based meals while keeping a tab on portion sizes and calories for school-going kids to maintain a healthy weight. According to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, "childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States putting children and adolescents at risk for poor health". "Obesity prevalence among children and adolescents is still too high," the CDC states on its website. The CDC estimates the prevalence of obesity at 18.5 per cent for children and adolescents between 2-19 years, affecting nearly 13.7 million children and adolescents.

On Michelle Obama's birthday, Trump administration reverses her 'healthy' school-lunch reform

Former first lady Michelle Obama made her first high-profile public appearance on Friday since leaving the White House in January.

Mrs Obama, who championed healthy eating and physical activity among children as first lady, was the keynote speaker at the Partnership for a Healthier America summit in Washington.

&quot;We got to make sure we don&#39;t let anybody take us back. Because the question is &#39;where are we going back to?&#39; What is it that people, and this is where you really have to look at motives,&quot; Obama said.

&quot;You have to stop and think &#39;why don&#39;t you want our kids to have good food at school?&#39; What is wrong with you? And why is that a partisan issue? Why would that be political? What is going on?&quot; she said to applause.

Mrs&nbsp;Obama&#39;s appearance comes as a much-delayed U.S. rule requiring restaurants and retailers to clearly display food calorie counts is pushed back again, and could be rewritten or scrapped as the Trump administration rebuffs Obama-era regulations.

Notice came shortly after the U.S. Department of Agriculture relaxed some school lunch rules that were part of the former first lady&#39;s signature effort to fight childhood obesity.

It was not clear if Mrs Obama was speaking specifically about the new rules or more generally about the direction of healthcare in America.

The former first lady also said that life outside of the White House has been good.

&quot;Being &#39;former&#39; is all right. I&#39;m good with it,&quot; she told the moderator who had asked how things have been for her and since the end of Barack Obama&#39;s 8-year-long presidency.

&quot;President&#39;s good. You know, running around out there in the world with his shirt unbuttoned,&quot; Mrs Obama joked, in reference a speech given by the former president earlier in the week in Italy during which he was tie-less and kept his shirt unbuttoned at the top.&nbsp;

(Reuters)

The former first lady was the keynote speaker at the Partnership for a Healthier America summit in Washington

Former first lady Michelle Obama made her first high-profile public appearance on Friday since leaving the White House in January. Mrs Obama, who championed healthy eating and physical activity among children as first lady, was the keynote speaker at the Partnership for a Healthier America summit in Washington. "We got to make sure we don't let anybody take us back. Because the question is 'where are we going back to?' What is it that people, and this is where you really have to look at motives," Obama said. "You have to stop and think 'why don't you want our kids to have good food at school?' What is wrong with you? And why is that a partisan issue? Why would that be political? What is going on?" she said to applause. Mrs Obama's appearance comes as a much-delayed U.S. rule requiring restaurants and retailers to clearly display food calorie counts is pushed back again, and could be rewritten or scrapped as the Trump administration rebuffs Obama-era regulations. Notice came shortly after the U.S. Department of Agriculture relaxed some school lunch rules that were part of the former first lady's signature effort to fight childhood obesity. It was not clear if Mrs Obama was speaking specifically about the new rules or more generally about the direction of healthcare in America. The former first lady also said that life outside of the White House has been good. "Being 'former' is all right. I'm good with it," she told the moderator who had asked how things have been for her and since the end of Barack Obama's 8-year-long presidency. "President's good. You know, running around out there in the world with his shirt unbuttoned," Mrs Obama joked, in reference a speech given by the former president earlier in the week in Italy during which he was tie-less and kept his shirt unbuttoned at the top. (Reuters)

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On Michelle Obama's birthday, Trump administration reverses her 'healthy' school-lunch reform

'What is wrong with you?' Michelle Obama asks as Trump govt relaxes her school lunch rules