First lady unveils [still more] tougher nutrition standards for school meals

The Hill ^ | January 25, 2012 | Julian Pecquet

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First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday unveiled tougher nutrition standards that school meals will have to meet starting this year.

The new standards were required by the 2010 school nutrition bill that increased funding for school meals. The new regulations, according to the Department of Agriculture, will:

• Ensure that students are offered both fruits and vegetables every day of the week;

• Substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods;

• Offer only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties;

• Limit calories based on the age of children being served to ensure proper portion size; and

• Increase the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.

Congress weakened proposed Department of Agriculture nutrition regulations in the spending bills approved last month following intense lobbying from the frozen pizza and potato industries. But consumer groups still praised the final rules unveiled Wednesday.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[metesky]

Where the F does the cretin get the power to tell anyone what to do? I'm series...

[metesky]

Ah, another Breatharian bites the dust!

[TigersEye]

I have a suggestion for what she and her jug-eared stick man consort can eat but I will leave it to the imagination.