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Obamas Pledge School Meals Will Be More Nutritious

(Dec. 13) -- It takes a mere 6 cents per meal to increase the number of fruits and vegetables on the lunch menus of the nation's public schools, according to advocates of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law today at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The...

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: 5 Questions Answered About the New Law

(Dec. 13) -- President Barack Obama worked a little more bipartisan magic today by signing his nutrition bill into law, and that should help him when it comes to getting a good night's rest. Speaking from Harriet Tubman Middle School with first lady Michelle Obama by his side, the president joked that he would be...

Anti-Hunger Bill Cuts $14 Billion From Food Stamps

(Aug. 6) -- In a rare show of bipartisanship in Washington, the Senate voted unanimously to pass the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes federal child nutrition programs, sets nutritional standards for food sold in schools and boosts reimbursement rates for school lunch programs. All...

Background on Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act

The Healthy, Hunger Free-Kids Act of 2010 () is a federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2010. The bill is part of the reathorization of funding for child nutrition (see the original Child Nutrition Act).

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