Students to see more whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables on lunch trays

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	Students to see more whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables on lunch trays


	Hungry children cannot learn. They are lethargic, irritable and have shorter attention spans. Many students would get no meal, or at best a nutritionally poor one, if they had to bring their own lunches. A good school lunch is not only essential to academic achievement, it is also part of a good ... View Larger

(ARA) — School nutrition programs nationwide are serving more fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, according to the Back to School Trends Survey released this fall by the School Nutrition Association (SNA). Findings also reveal nearly 70 percent of districts are reducing or limiting sodium and two-thirds reported reductions or limitations on added sugars in the foods available in school cafeterias.

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