The food in your cafeteria may be getting a mini makeover starting this year. The U.S. Department of
—Lisa M. Herrington
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Common Core: RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.5, RH.6-8.7, WHST.6-8.4, RI.6-8.1, RI.6-8.2, RI.6-8.3, RI.6-8.4, RI.6-8.6, RI.6-8.7, W.6-8.4
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What's on the Menu?
Check out three big changes coming to school cafeterias.
The food in your cafeteria may be getting a mini makeover starting this year. The U.S. Department of
—Lisa M. Herrington
1. More Vegetarian Options
Beans for breakfast? Yep! Cafeterias can now offer a wider variety of protein choices early in the day. That includes providing alternatives to meat, such as beans, lentils, and tofu.
2. Hold the Sugar—and the Salt!
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Chocolate milk isn’t going away. But the updated standards lower the amount of added sugars allowed in flavored milk and other products, such as cereal and yogurt. Schools also will have to cut down on sodium—a mineral in salt.
3. Honoring Traditions
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Schools serving mostly American Indian and Native Alaskan students can incorporate traditional
28.6 MILLION
Number of students who eat school lunch daily
SOURCE: Schoolnutrition.org