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The Senate has just unanimously passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, approving 4.5 billion dollars to fund free school meals and improve the nutritional standards for food served in schools. The bill is being called “deficit neutral”, meaning its funding will be made possible by cuts to other programs. Ironically, most of the cuts will come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as the food stamp program. Senators argue that expanding school meal programs will alleviate the burden that cuts to food stamps may have on families. If passed by the House, the funds will go toward expanding meal service to include after-school meals, and increasing reimbursements to states for meal costs. The Hunger Free Kids Act will allow many more children to receive free meals by simplifying the application process and creating automatic qualification for free meals for children whose families participate in other need-based programs. Child hunger is a persistent problem in the United States – a problem being made worse by the prolonged recession. Improving the quality and delivery of school meals is a major focus of the Obama administration\u2019s efforts to end childhood hunger and childhood obesity. Here to discuss the impact of the Hunger Free Kids Act is Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The Center has long advocated for improving the nutritional value of school lunches and banning unhealthy snacks from being sold in schools.<\/p>\n