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A new recipe for school lunches
Feds push for healthier meals; Hall system already on board
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Patricia Manriquez loads a rack with a tray of tater tots Friday as the kitchen staff at Chestatee High prepare for the day’s lunch service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued new guidelines for school lunches that include more whole grains and fruit with fewer calories and less sodium.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” and it appears the U.S. Department of Agriculture agrees. Earlier this year, the USDA, along with first lady Michelle Obama, pushed ahead with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, aimed at raising nutrition standards for the some 32 million students that eat school lunches during the school year. “School meals that are served to 32 million American children at noon are going to feature every school day of the week, fruits and vegetables every day,” said Kevin Concannon, USDA under secretary for food, nutrition and customer service.