Another food fight?

Congress mulls school meal standards

In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and a student look over their plates as they eat lunch in the East Room of the White House in Washington following the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden. Congress will have to decide soon whether it wants another food fight with first lady Michelle Obama and the administration over whats served in the school lunch line. School food rules pitted Republicans seeking full exemptions for some schools against Obama in 2014, with the first lady declaring she'd fight "to the bitter end" to make sure kids have good nutrition. - photo by Associated Press

W APTOPIX Gay Marriage Heal — In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and a student look over their plates as they eat lunch in the East Room of the White House in Washington following the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden. Congress will have to decide soon whether it wants another food fight with first lady Michelle Obama and the administration over whats served in the school lunch line. School food rules pitted Republicans seeking full exemptions for some schools against Obama in 2014, with the first lady declaring she'd fight "to the bitter end" to make sure kids have good nutrition. - photo by Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Add another item to lawmakers' busy fall agenda: Congress must decide whether to do battle again with first lady Michelle Obama over school lunches with more whole grains and less salt. Last year, school food rules pitted Mrs. Obama against House Republicans seeking temporary exemptions for some schools. The first lady declared that she would fight "to the bitter end" to make sure kids have good nutrition, and the GOP eventually abandoned the exemptions push.

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