Transforming School Lunches: The Michelle Obama Initiative

RFK Jr. is the latest in a long line of reformers who have tried to clean up school lunch. The history of those attempts illustrates how hard it is to change the American food system.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King.

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Healthy cafeteria food options at IDEA Public Charter School in northeast Washington, DC. Photo by Miles Bryan.

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