New nutrition standards for school meals have been announced by the USDA, that would limit sugar and sodium intake while increasing the amount of whole grains in meals eaten by more than 30 million students each day during the school year.
A teacher lines up the students for school-prepared lunches at Madison Crossing Elementary School in Canton, Miss. in 2019. The USDA unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals that would limit sugar and sodium.A teacher lines up the students for school-prepared lunches at Madison Crossing Elementary School in Canton, Miss. in 2019. The USDA unveiled new nutrition standards for school meals that would limit sugar and sodium.
If implemented, the new standards would limit sugar and sodium intake while increasing the amount of whole grains in meals eaten by more than 30 million students each day during the school year. "We're proposing these changes now to build in plenty of time for planning and collaboration with all of our school nutrition partners," said Stacy Dean, deputy undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services in a statement."Implementing the final school nutrition standards will require the support of schools and state agencies."
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