Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Great School Lunch Debate

There have been some noticeable changes with school lunch this year, not only at North Fayette, but throughout the State of Iowa and the country.  New regulations developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been implemented with the goal of providing healthy, nutritional meals for the nation's youth.  Because of this, very strict rules of what must be put on a plate are in place that are leaving students with different choices, and in many instances, new food items on their plate.  Most obvious is the presence of a lot more fruit and vegetables.  At NFHS, there has been a lot of fresh produce items available for the students.  At the same time, there are noticeably smaller portions of meat/protein and grains, primarily bread.  My intent is to provide more information in the coming weeks to try and explain the new regulations, as well as to explain why this has happened to our students and community.  For the time being, I encourage you to read the linked article from the September 11, 2012 Des Moines Register.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120911/NEWS02/309120010/Chew-on-this-kids-Rules-will-boost-fruit-veggie-content-in-school-meals?News

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