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New School Meals! The First Lady Welcomes Kids Back to School

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What’s new with school meals this year?

The school day just got healthier! This year, the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act will be implemented in schools across the country to improve the meals that 32 million children eat each day. This is groundbreaking legislation signed by the President on December 13, 2010, to improve the food we serve to our kids in school. This legislation provides assurance to parents that our kids are getting the same kind of balance and nutrition that they get at home. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a great win for our nation’s kids – and their parents.

Thanks to new school breakfast and lunch meal standards, schools meals now do a better job of giving children the healthy food they need. The new school meals have:

  • More whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; low-fat milk dairy products; and less sodium and fat.
  • The right portion. Menus are planned for grades K-5, 6–8 and 9–12 and will demonstrate to your child the right size portions.
  • Additional funding will be made available to schools that meet the new standards. Schools will be reimbursed an additional 6 cents for each lunch they serve in accordance with the new standards.

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