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Feds To Tighten School Nutrition Standards

01/13/2011 1:48 pm 0 comments

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new proposed rule Thursday designed to strengthen school breakfast and lunch nutrition standards — part of the Obama administration’s attempt to crack down on an epidemic of childhood obesity.

The rule would increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat milk milk while cutting the amount of sodium and saturated fat. It would reduce the availability of traditional school lunch staples such as pizza and french fries.

Under the rule, federal minimum and maximum calorie intake guidelines would be established for the first time. Younger children would be offered between 550 and 650 calories for lunch, while most high school students would be offered between 750 and 850 calories.

Saturated fat would constitute less than 10 percent of the total calories in school meals for children at all age levels. Trans fat would be banned.

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