USDA cuts allowable sugar and sodium levels in school meals
WEBApril 30, 2024. The U.S. Agriculture Department last week announced new nutrition guidelines for school meals, requiring schools to slash sugar and sodium levels by the 2025-26 school year. These changes are an effort to align school lunches with federal dietary standards.
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WEBMay 6, 2024 · New federal regulations on salt (or sodium) and sugar are coming to school cafeterias. Do you think they will change your favorite foods? Will they affect what and how much students eat at...
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WEBMay 17, 2024 · Beginning in the fall of 2025, meals served in school cafeterias across the U.S. will have less sugar, less sodium, and more variety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the new standards will affect nearly 30 million children, half of whom rely on school breakfast and lunch as their main source of nutrition.
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WEBApr 30, 2024 · New Nutrition Standards for School Meals. Date: Tue, 04/30/2024 Broadcast: 05. Remark : USDA has announced new nutrition standards for school meals. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Former President Harry Truman. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. North Carolina mother, Mary Beth Cochran. …
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for …
WEBPosted April 28, 2024 8:28 am. By JONEL ALECCIA. The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of...
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WEBMay 16, 2024 · Last month, the Department announced updated nutrition standards for school meals that will be gradually updated to include less sugar and more flexibility with menu planning between Fall 2025 and Fall 2027. The new grant funding further demonstrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to improving access to …
New rules will reduce the amount of sodium and sugar found in school meals
WEB•. Apr 28, 2024, 6:28 AM. •. Updated 24 days ago. Share: / For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new standards for school breakfasts and lunches that will dramatically reduce the …
USDA issues final rule updating school nutrition standards
WEB30 April 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently issued a final rule to update its school nutrition standards, requiring changes to school meal programs starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
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WEBMay 5, 2024 · Changes will phase in between fall 2025 and fall 2027. The first phase limits the amount of added sugars allowed for specific foods that tend to be higher in added sugars: breakfast cereals, yogurt...
New rules will reduce the amount of sodium and sugar found in school meals
WEBApr 28, 2024 · As for sodium, the guidelines will require a 15% cut in lunches and a 10% in breakfast. This will be phased in by the 2027-2028 school year. The new rules will mean fewer processed foods and more produce in meals. "Children will be eating healthier foods as a result and we couldn't be more pleased.
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