AMMON, Idaho (KIFI) - On April 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated requirements for school meal programs in the United States. What does this mean for students? The USDA says there will ...

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said the nutrition standards gradually will be updated to lessen the amount of sugar in school meals and provide ... The new requirements limit the amount of added ...

In fact, research shows school meals are the healthiest ... menu items that meet nutrition requirements items but are also delicious.” Heavner said. The USDA says these changes will not only ...

USDA notes that it collected marketplace ... Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, published in January 2020.

"Our requirements address the overall content ... Kraft Heinz also said its Lunchables for the National School Lunch Program follow USDA standards. "We increased the amount of meat in the products ...

The USDA did not make changes to requirements for milk and whole grains. The New York Times reported that school lunch administrators worry the new guidelines will result in less tasty food that kids ...

Public schools serve breakfasts and lunches to 30 million school children every school day, according to the USDA. Vilsack said ... The new requirements limit the amount of added sugars allowed ...

"The new standards build on the great progress that school meals have made already and address remaining challenges," said USDA Food and ... some of those requirements were rolled back.

“The USDA should remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program and ensure that ... but rather sets requirements for the overall nutritional content of meals on a daily or weekly basis.

According to the USDA, K-12 schools serve breakfasts and lunches to nearly 30 million children every school day ... to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national ...

Public schools serve breakfasts and lunches to 30 million school children every school day, according to the USDA. Vilsack said ... The new requirements limit the amount of added sugars allowed ...