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Meatballs are on the menu. >> so we're doing 13,000 servings of meatballs. >> reporter: the u.s. government spent $16 million last year feeding 19 million children free breakfast and free lunch. that's just under one half a percentage point of the total federal budget in 2014. it starts with selecting the menu. >> this is may's lunch menu. how many fruits, how many vegetables. >> reporter: she puts it all on a spreadsheet to make sure it meets the national health criteria for sodium and fat. because the schools are k through 8, lunch has to be between 600 and 650 calories and yes, the tomato s...

Adulthood, what's the advice? >> first, i think that worrying is good. it ignites some action. i think there are a lot of things you can do in the house. first, you want to feed your kids wholesome, home cooked meals the majority of the time. you want to go out of your way to make sure there's at least one produce item in each and every meal. maybe it's a bowl of cereal in the morning with fresh berries. maybe you layer lettuce and tomato on whole grain bread for lunch. for dinner, start with a vegetable and have another side vegetable. get rid of the liquid calories in the house. the soda, th...