As the average American student walks down the lunch line, they might see whole grain bread or noodles tossed on their plate. “Who would want to eat that?” A common question asked by students when they encounter the reduced calorie meal. Believe it or not, the changes, no matter how unappetizing they may be, were made in the interest of the health of children across the nation. After her husband was elected president of the United States, Michelle Obama took the initiative and started a campaign called "Let's Move!" The campaign was developed to end childhood obesity through exercise and nutrition. In addition to advocating exercise for America's children through commercials and advertisements, this movement included new guidelines for schools across the nation to follow. This has caused controversy among students, schools and the government which will be discussed throughout the essay. This article is about Michelle Obama's school lunch guidelines and how they are impacting schools and students across the nation. On January 18, 2012, the Obama administration announced a new set of changes to add to the old rules that had already been put in place. The old restrictions on lunches had been introduced before, but the new ones reduced even more food deemed "unhealthy" and were replaced with more "healthy" choices. The latest set of rules incorporated more fruits and vegetables into school meals and decreased the amount of fat and salt (Nixon, 1). As previously mentioned, the new rules represent a sizable part of Mrs. Obama's fight to reduce the number of overweight children in America through better nutrition and exercise (Nixon, 5). The goal was to force students to be healthier by providing only…half-paper…rules, otherwise, if they drop out, they are not eligible for federal reimbursement.” (Jalonick 9) “On the other hand, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation has worked with more than 18,000 schools in all fifty states and, as a result, many schools have reported better academic achievement and fewer student sick days” . (Jalonick, 14) As discussed in this article, there has been controversy over Michelle Obama's school lunch guidelines. The reader has heard multiple arguments developed by this topic from each point of view expressed in this controversy. Now it's their turn to take a stand. This document is about Michelle Obama's school lunch guidelines and how they are impacting schools and students across the nation. To help reduce the number of overweight children in America, Michelle Obama established lunch standards that schools had to follow and sparked widespread conflict.