MAHA scores small wins on school meals as nutrition rule awaits

Top Trump administration officials have changed their tune on reforming school meals: It’s not easy – it’s hard. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defends beef import policy. Plus, are SNAP restrictions working?


Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. It’s good to be back after a much-needed break! Before I launched this publication back in 2022, I consulted a bunch of independent journalists, and one of the best pieces of advice I got was to take regular breaks to avoid burnout. Hope you have all found a bit of downtime this summer.

Fresh American Dish: While the newsletter was on break, we did release a new episode of American Dish: What’s on the tray in America’s prisons with Daniel Rosen and Leslie Soble, two leading experts on reforming prison food. We covered a lot of ground in this episode: What’s on the tray, and who’s profiting from it? What would it take to actually improve food served in prisons? Why does it matter? 

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