‘WE ARE HUNGRY!’: MEET THE STUDENTS (AND TEACHERS!) BEHIND THE VIRAL VIDEO MOCKING MICHELLE OBAMA’S NEW LUNCH MANDATES

• New lunch guidelines passed in 2010 as part of Michelle Obama’s health initiative (the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act) limit the amount of calories school lunches can provide.
• The number, 850, is forcing many to go hungry, as the restrictions don’t account for active vs. inactive students or boys vs. girls.
• One group of teens (with the help of teachers) in Kansas created a video mocking the restrictions called “We Are Hungry” and it’s gone viral.
• Some Republican lawmakers are trying to get the calorie limits repealed.

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