The updated nutrition guidelines allow schools several years to meet the reduced sugar and sodium requirements.
In this week’s Field Report, USDA’s nutrition standards aim to support farmers, a paraquat ban advances in California, food ...
Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act by a 330-99 vote, a bill that ...
School lunches are about to get a makeover that includes less sugar and more flexibility with meal planning ... but there will be new limits on added sugars in flavored milk by fall 2025.
The Department of Agriculture announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first ...
The new U.S. Department of Agriculture rules will reduce the amount of added sugars and sodium in foods over the next few ...
“The new standards build on the great progress that school meals have made already and address remaining challenges - including reducing sugar in school breakfasts," said USDA's Food and ...
Many parents and nutritionists applauded stricter federal regulations, but food companies say the changes could increase ...
Beginning on July 1, 2025, however, flavored milk sold at schools will have to meet the new added sugars limits. Flavored milk offered to K-12 students in school breakfast and lunch must contain ...
The new standards will be implemented over the next few years, the USDA added. Schools serve breakfasts and lunches to nearly 30 million children every school day. These meals are the main source ...