(USDA) “Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs” Proposed Rule
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Dear President Trump and Secretary Perdue, I write in strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs” proposed rule. This rule would jeopardize the progress schools have made to provide healthier food to vulnerable children and decrease the overall healthfulness of school meals. Especially in light of COVID-19 and the current state of emergency our country is going through, now more than ever we should be committing ourselves to the health and well-being of our children and supporting, not weakening, science-based nutrition standards. We want our kids to eat healthier foods and have schools reinforce the healthy options we provide our children at home. It’s especially important that children who are facing hunger be able to access fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and continue to learn healthy eating habits at school. The rollback of nutritional standards for school meals threatens the progress we have made to ensure our children receive healthy meals at school. USDA’s own April 2019 study found that thanks to the updated standards instituted by the Obama Administration, the nutritional quality of school meals has significantly increased. This study also shows that school meals have improved children’s diet and health, especially among students coming from food insecure and low- income households. We also fear that this rule change will negatively impact the health of our children, leading to an increased rate of childhood obesity and diabetes. Below you will find the signatures of over 11,100 moms, dads, and concerned community members who back up this message. We ask that you immediately withdraw this proposed rule and instead dedicate your Administration to improving and strengthening the school meal nutrition standards. Sincerely, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner MomsRising, Co-founder and CEO/Executive Director Bonnie Daniels, Miami, FL Dr. Mary Ann And Frank Graffagnino, Prescott, AZ Andrew Arellano, Lyons, IL Will Hicks, Shreveport, LA Carla Pomeroy, Reynoldsburg, OH John Moon, Sparks, NV Barbara Weinstein, Westwood, MA Ina Clausen, El Cerrito, CA Carla J Taylor, Bend, OR Gary Mengel, Westminster, CO D O, New York, NY Anne Harvey, San Diego, CA Kate Solisti, Lyons, CO Patricia Ann Hegland, Pahrump, NV Pat Wright, Boise, ID Janice Sullivan, Greensboro, NC Allan Richardson, Jacksonville, FL Michael-Leonard Creditor, San Diego, CA Marilyn Clark, Williamsburg, VA David A. Herdman, Winchester, VA Shauna Moffatt, Fort Collins, CO Jackie S Ramirez, Jackson, NJ William Brierre, Alexandria, VA Paul Lerman, Wyncote, PA Elizabeth Merz, Fergus Falls, MN Amy Sophia Marashinsky, Amherst, MA Ms Erin Sutton, Cedar Hill, TX Lisa Goldy, Bowling Green, KY Diana Limongi, Astoria, NY William April, Waterbury Center, VT Kate Mendeloff, Ann Arbor, MI Thomas Nieland, Alamo, TX Frank Evelhoch, Ii Ii, Mechanicsburg, PA Elijah Hechtman, Safety Harbor, FL Merri Morgan, Greenville, WV Jennifer Miller, San Francisco, CA Leroy Frankel, Longmont, CO Wendy Futrick, Sinking Spring, PA Sharon Prater, Columbus, OH Robert Kantner, Sylvania, OH Paul Till, Indianapolis, IN Kordula Coleman, Minneapolis, MN Alvin Pudwill Nam Pudwikk, Las Animas, CO Ruth Huisman, Grand Rapids, MI Susan Jennifer Vanderborg, Columbia, SC Ms. Betsy Smith, Brewster, MA Theresa Melof, Hillsboro, OR Dr William L Sharfman, New York, NY Kristine Gottschalk, Pleasanton, CA Dr Hugh Peach, Beaverton, OR Barbara Bondurant, La Verne, CA Bc Shelby, Portland, OR Georgia Locker, Ft. Collins, CO Bryan Mccullough, Proctor, MN Cricket Wood, Santa Barbara, CA Clarence L Richardson, Orange Park, FL Reed Oliver, Cincinnati, OH Desean L Freeman, Montgomery, AL Kimberly Agosti, Rancho Cucamonga, CA Marilyn Mount, Fairbanks, AK Judy Elizabeth Daniels, Birmingham, AL Bertino Marro, Brooklyn, NY Sarah Sadowski, Concord, NH Gavi Stevens, Largo, FL Chris Hedge, Berkeley, CA Ms. Barbara Laxon, Bradford, PA Deborah A Herbst M.D., Saint Louis, MO Ms Sherry Bebout, Amarillo, TX Mrs. Mary Rose Randall, Rock Hill, SC Alissa Rhodes, Fletcher, NC Deborah Spangler, Oakland, CA Marylis A. Saltzmann, Fort Collins, CO Katherine Ranck, Santa Fe, NM Peter T.Wormley, New Berlin, WI Vicki Miceli, Santa Monica, CA Yvonne Moody, Southport, NC Sara Hayes, Long Beach, CA Rhea Osland, Laurel, IA Ms T Garmon, Dawsonville, GA Christine Pylypowycz, Chicago, IL Linda Crowe, Waban, MA Anthony Barron, Georgetown, TX Alison C Roth, Perkinsville, VT Joshua Fotsch, Washington, IL Richard & Jeanne Placone, Palo Alto, CA John N Sunde, Saint Joseph, MO Laurel Tucker, Claremont, CA Diana L Cowans, Bradenton, FL Nancy Watrous, Columbia, MO Chris Tufty, Los Angeles, CA Robert Lawrence, San Francisco, CA Marie Leven, Flushing, MI Michael House, Redwood City, CA Pamela Kjono, Grand Forks, ND Michael Monroe, Brookline, MA Dixie L. 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