Students are not thrilled about the healthier foods being found in their student lunches, and many of them say Michelle Obama is to blame.

Students are not thrilled about the healthier foods being found in their student lunches, and many of them say Michelle Obama is to blame.
While the first lady didn’t directly have anything to do with the new rules regarding what schools serve, she did publicly champion the changes.

Among the switches are food group and type requirements.

Guidelines dictate meals have a protein, a whole grain, a fruit or vegetable, and low fat or fat-free milk.

It’s called the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act, but hunger is what many teens say they’re walking away with.

Complaints range from it being unpalatable to insufficient. Further, kids who are forced to take a fruit or vegetable instead of an extra serving of something they like, just end up throwing it out.

One nutrition expert pointed out that not all facilities have professionally trained staff on hand to best deal with the changes.

Also, in many cases, proper equipment and resources are lacking, and cafeteria workers have to deal with the new requirements the best they can.

It’s been noted that schools that started serving healthier foods sooner are starting to see a turnaround in attitudes towards the food.