A major overhaul for school lunches could be coming, and schools already had a feeling it would happen. It would be the first major change in school meals in years.
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The agency says it wants to follow the goals of the most recent report in Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which said kids are eating too much sugar, sodium, and saturated fat. The USDA says kids are also not eating enough fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, which it says is leading to a rise in diet-related diseases.
The proposed plan will limit sugar in certain foods in the first phase. Eventually, the rule will limit sugar to an average of less than 10% of calories per meal.“Most of our lunch items are already within the 10% calorie range for added sugar, but breakfast items such as cereal, muffins, donuts, some of those items that we serve to the kids outside of the savory items will probably be impacted the most,” Walker said.
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