USDA targets sugar, sodium in new proposed nutrition standards for school meals
The 280-page plan includes the first limits on added sugars.
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The 280-page plan includes the first limits on added sugars.
U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored
Ag group questions why USDA would propose school meal options that could limit a child’s access to nutrients provided by flavored milks.
The plan announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack seeks to decrease sugar and sodium in the meals served to the nation’s schoolkids by 2029.
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for US school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foo...