SEATTLE — A comment by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins about a $3 healthy meal has ignited a storm of online criticism, with detractors comparing the remark to Marie Antoinette’s alleged “let them eat cake.” Rollins made the comment in a NewsNation interview this week while discussing the Trump administration’s updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans. She said the U.S. Department of Agriculture had run more than 1,000 simulations suggesting it was possible to meet basic nutritional standards at roughly $3 per meal. As an example, she cited a plate consisting of chicken, broccoli, a corn tortilla and one additional item. That explanation triggered an immediate backlash. Across TikTok, Instagram and Reddit, users questioned both the math and the premise of the $3 meal, focusing in particular on what Rollins described as “one other thing.” “My three-year-old eats more than that,” one TikTok user wrote. Another asked, “Simulation of what? Starvation?” A third zeroed in on the portion size, posting, “One piece of broccoli? Are you kidding?” On Instagram, com
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