Some sort of regulation of school meals needs to be imposed in order to combat the growing obesity epidemic. Many people disagree with this statement and have their own thoughts on the matter. The National School Lunch Act was passed in 1946 by President Harry Truman. Across the country, school districts have signed up to lunch programs designed to feed children at free or reduced prices. In doing so, school districts were required to follow specific guidelines required by these programs. Over the years, these standards have increasingly changed in order to provide children with optimal nutrition. While many districts have taken full advantage and successfully made a positive turnaround, others are struggling or taking a little longer to implement successful changes. Because of the inconsistencies among meal plans in the United States, many point the finger at the government. The National School Lunch Program not only provided free or reduced-cost lunch, but also provided sufficient food, maintenance and operations across the country. It took a long time for the law to pass due to the costs incurred in administering such a new program. Although it took a long time, Congress found it necessary to establish a lunch program with a defined legislative basis. Without such a foundation, school districts would operate their own school lunch programs on an annual basis. Some of the requirements and guidelines that the programs had included not only feeding children at free or reduced costs, but also following minimum nutritional requirements, operating on a non-profit basis, and maintaining proper records of all income and forwarding it to the Agency state. Over the years, nutritional needs have changed. The Hunger-Free Children Act is a...... middle of paper......14.Rodriguez, Marybel. “Dade School Cafeteria Workers Turn to Books for Healthier Food.” CBS Miami. CBS Local Media, July 4, 2011. Web. March 8, 2014. “School Lunch Pages.” School lunch pages. The Feingold Association of the United States, 2013. Web. May 19, 2014. Sailor, Andrew. “Rigorous School Lunch Standards Related to Healthy Weight.” Chicago Tribune April 8, 2013. Print.Self, Brooke. “HUSD Lunch Workers: Wasted Food.” Victorville Daily Press. Freedom Communication, October 16, 2013. Web. March 9, 2014. That sucks: a short documentary by a fourth grade student about school lunch. Dir. Zaccaria Maxwell. Perf. Zachary Maxwell and Lucas Maxwell. Yuckmovie.com. Zechariah Maxwell. Network. March 11, 2014.Zhao, Emmeline. “School Lunch Fight: Jon Stewart Tackles Michelle Obama's Healthy School Lunch Battle.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, September 28, 2012. Web. May 19 2014.