School lunch nutrition is getting an update! The USDA just released new standards to put the health of kids front and center. Here are the goals.
- Reducing the amounts of added sugars in school meals, especially at breakfast.
- Making it easier to offer healthy proteins at breakfast.
- Scaling back sodium levels over time.
- Continuing to emphasize fruits and vegetables, as well as whole grains, to give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals.
- Providing flexibilities to make it easier for schools to accommodate vegetarian diets and the cultural and religious food preferences of students. This way, every child has access to the nutritious foods they desire and deserve to nourish their bodies and minds.
Learn more from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
