Michelle Obama has always been a promoter of kids' health and has established programs to support this. In her latest move, the First Lady has succeeded in banning one of America's favorite breakfast treat. A new mandate, which was approved Monday, April 25, has disallowed daycare centers around the country from serving Frosted Flakes and fried food to the children.
Michelle Obama's initiative falls under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that is governed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. Apart from banning the popular breakfast cereal Frosted Flakes and fried food, the regulation will only allow kids to have one serving of juice while under the care of daycare centers.
Daycare centers are also discouraged from adding honey in the children's yogurts. This is so that they consume less sugar or sweets.
Michelle Obama Rules Ban Fried Foods, Frosted Flakes in Daycare NO FOOD FOR DAYCARE JUST JUICE SAYS MICHELLE OBAMA‼ https://t.co/FFtZRmV8Gd
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What Is The Child and Adult Care Food Program?
"This rule requires centers and day care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to serve more whole grains and a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, and reduces the amount of added sugars and solid fats in meals," the Department of Agriculture stated in their 121-page ruling. The agency also believes that daycare centers are entrusted to guide children on "proper nutrition, physical activity, and limiting electronic media use."
The CACFP oversees non-residential facilities that serve meals to kids and adults, such as daycare centers, shelters, rehabilitation centers and retirement homes. Some three million children benefit from this program, per the CACFP site.
Michelle Obama's Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The directive is also part of a campaign headed by Michelle Obama that became known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. This started off as her drive to ensure that school lunches are healthy, so that the government would be able to curb childhood obesity. The Center for Disease Control reports that one in six kids and teens in America is considered obese.
The Washington Free Beacon reports that breakfast cereals have six grams of sugar per ounce of serving. Frosted Flakes, Cap'n Crunch, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs and Trix also don't pass the regulation, but children can be served with Fiber One, Cheerios, All Bran and Puffed Rice. The ruling will take effect 60 days after its approval.
