Get Up And Do Something: There’s Homework to Do on School Lunches

Get Up And Do Something Get up and Do Something is a program of the Delaware Coalition to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition. Your source for optimal health.

There's Homework to Do on School Lunches Nov 1st 2012, 11:16 Nutritionists and health-conscious parents applauded when last year the Department of Agriculture finally set new standards for the nation's school lunches in an effort to foster good health and counter the epidemic of obesity afflicting youngsters. The makeover — the first major improvement in the nutritional quality of school meals in 15 years — expands access to fresh fruits and vegetables for children at lunch and snack time. For the first time, both fruits and vegetables must be served daily and should make up two-thirds of lunch. Depending on the child's age, daily fruit servings range from half a cup to a full cup, and daily vegetables from three-fourths of a cup to one cup. The amount of meat or meat alternative should be the size of the palm of a child's hand. At least half of grains should be whole, milk must be nonfat or 1 percent, and only nonfat milk can be flavored.

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