Congress May Update School Lunch Nutritional Standards
President Barack Obama has proposed a $1-billion increase for the Child Nutrition Act, which lawmakers will consider this fall, according to the Los Angeles Times. The bill would allow the Department of Agriculture to update decades-old standards for vending machines, as well as the typical pizza and French fries sold in cafeterias.
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2 Comments:
I wonder if the USDA still considers ketchup to be a vegetable.
simon at 3:18PM on 08/26/09
hell the more money they can pour into public school food, the better.
foodinmouth at 7:15PM on 08/26/09