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New Nutrition Guidelines in US School Meals: The government has made an important announcement to ensure that children studying in America's schools get more nutritious food. As a result, vegetarian dishes will be given more importance in children's plates in American schools and the amount of sugar will be reduced.
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made an important announcement to maintain the health of children through school meals and said, 'We are working towards the goal of enhancing the physical and mental capabilities of all children. Along with quality education, books and computers, nutritious food is also an essential part of the school environment. Which enables children to succeed in and out of school.
He said, 'The Biden government will continue to work closely with schools, states and industries for this. So that the quality of food provided in schools can be improved. For this, for the first time the amount of sugar in school meals will be reduced. Changes will be made on a small scale and then on a larger scale by 2025. Parents and teachers have expressed concern about the high amount of sugar in the food.
The Biden administration has also issued guidelines for meals and snacks for schools. In this, the government has said that it has been found that breakfast in schools generally contains high amount of sugar. Thus, sweet dishes will be limited in breakfast. Schools can continue to offer flavored and unflavored milk options to children. It is necessary to provide milk to children in schools. However, added sugars will be limited in flavored milk served at breakfast and lunch by 2025. Schools will also have to reduce the amount of salt in their food slightly by 2027. There will be more emphasis on fruits, vegetables and grains in the food, so that the balance of healthy, tasty and nutritious food can be maintained in the children's diet.