Because she’s smarter than us…

(CNSNews.com) — In remarks prior to President Barack Obama signing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids legislation into law today, First Lady Michelle Obama said that meeting children’s nutritional needs is “ultimately the responsibility of parents,” adding  that the law is necessary to make certain children are properly fed.

“It’s clear that we as a nation have a responsibility to meet as well,” the first lady said at the signing ceremony at the White House. “We can’t just leave it up to the parents.”

The 218-page, $4.5-billion law encompasses a range of provisions, including offering qualified children lunch and dinner at school, the regulation of foods served at schools that receive federal funding, and the funding of research on child hunger. It also includes a pilot program for “organic foods.”