# School meals raise eyebrows as MAHA advocates urge 'different choices in the lunch line'

Virginia mom and wellness advocate says American kids are being 'targeted' to eat 'toxic' foods

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Published March 10, 2025 5:00am EDT

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The 'Knowledge Doc’ supports MAHA and the push to improve nutrition in America

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has parents and lawmakers across the country jumping on board to help bring about bold changes to  in this country.

An Arizona bill that would remove additives from school lunches passed the House, while a Texas bill has legislators debating whether to remove artificial food dyes from food served in schools.

Tiffany Justice, the Virginia-based founder of the parental rights nonprofit group Moms for Liberty, told Fox News Digital the MAHA movement is very important – and something parents can connect with, she said.



"We're learning that things like even the food pyramid, the dietary guidelines that have been given to us, the suggestions that our  are tailored around — are actually not what is best for humans and the human body in development," said Justice.

Parents and students have shared photos of their school lunches on social media in an effort to draw attention to nutrition.



Parents and lawmakers are weighing in on changes to school lunch programs as some states discuss legislation to ban artifical dyes and additives amid the MAHA movement. Above, an actual lunch served at a school in Westchester County, New York, this year.  (Fox News Digital)

The mother of four said it's challenging for parents to know whom to trust when it comes to their kids' nutrition.

"If you look at the current dietary guidelines in the U.S., \ prioritize carbohydrates over animal fats," Justice said.

But "if there are different choices in the lunch line, and the \ hungry, they're going to make choices and choose ," she added.



Justice spent time on the school board of the School District of Indian River County, Florida, volunteering in different classes and watching students make their lunch selections.

She said she's seen many kids choose chips over fruit since the options are right there in front of them.



A mother and founder of a nonprofit called Moms for Liberty told Fox News Digital the MAHA movement is very important. (iStock)

"If you look at the current dietary guidelines in the U.S., \ prioritize carbohydrates over animal fats," Justice said.

But "if there are different choices in the lunch line, and the \ hungry, they're going to make choices and choose ," she added.

"There's just absolutely no reason for all of this fatty,  to be in our schools and parents are waking up to it now," she said.



Seen in this photo, taken this year, is a school lunch that was made available and served to a child at an undisclosed school in Maryland. (Fox News Digital)

MAHA supporters are backing a recently introduced bill that seeks to give schools more freedom when it comes to student milk choices, such as whole milk.

Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Penn., introduced The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act 2025, which would revise requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

> It is important to make sure fresh produce is available for children.

"USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored," the bill's summary says.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital it is important to make sure  is available for children.

She said some schools are "doing a phenomenal job making fresh produce available for the children, having options that are there for them and encouraging children to try new foods and to enjoy those tastes."



_Fox News Digital's Nicole Pelletiere contributed to this report._
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