Oh No! Lunchables Removed From Nat. School Lunch Program?

Kraft Foods, the maker of the coast-to-coast kid favorite Lunchables food product, has announced they've been pulled from the National School  Lunch Program.

   Company says the product did not meet its goals

According to information released by Kraft Foods, CBS, and other sources, company officials said the product was removed after several years of declining numbers.

According to USA Today:

"Kraft Heinz announced it removed Lunchables, its packaged lunch brand and a childhood staple for many, from the National School Lunch Program on Monday because of a lack of demand over a year after its meal kits were added."

There were two types of Lunchables the FDA allowed to be sold for the program. They were the Turkey and Cheddar Cracker Stackers, and the Extra Cheesy Pizza meals.

However, company officials said that while school officials were excited to add these offerings, their demand did not meet Kraft's targets.  School sales made up less than 1 percent of overall Lunchable sales, according to the company, so the financial effects are negligible.

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While millions of kids apparently love to eat them, some groups, according to USA Today, welcomed the removal of the products from schools.

"The decision to include these kits sparked controversy as those made specifically for schools contained higher levels of sodium compared to their grocery store counter parts, according to Consumer Reports, which "applauds" the news of its removal while calling on the USDA to adopt stricter requirements to be eligible for the program."

However, it could not have been any worse than the epic failure of the Obama Administration's school lunch program pushed by Michell Obama ten years ago.