Child Nutrition Reauthorization Report

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The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) takes places every five years that authorizes and funds the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition programs. As part of the last reauthorization in 2010, the Obama administration and first Lady Michelle Obama pushed Congress to mandate new food standards in an effort to fight childhood obesity by drastically limiting calories, reduce sodium, increase fruits and vegetables. On the surface the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) was a misguided attempt by the Federal government to expand its reach in the lives of average Americans.
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