Fighting Childhood Obesity Primary and Secondary School Lunch Updates

Fighting Childhood Obesity Primary and Secondary School Lunch Updates (Alberta Times) In order to combat the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, according to the US federal law that took effect on July 1...

Fighting Childhood Obesity Primary and Secondary School Lunch Updates (Alberta Times) In order to combat the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, according to U.S. federal regulations that took effect on July 1, at least half of the cereals in school lunches for children across the United States must be whole grains. In January this year, Congress passed legislation called the "Healthy Children, Hunger-Free Act," which includes improving nutritious lunches for children across the United States, reducing fat and salt intake, and increasing the proportion of vegetables and fruits, hoping to make children eat healthier and stay away from obesity. The "Healthy Children, Hunger-Free Act" will take effect on the 1st. After the summer vacation, schools at all levels will begin to reopen. School children will find that the content of school lunches is slightly different from before. For example, at least half of cereals must be whole grains, and by July 1, 2014, all cereals must be whole grains. Under the new regulations, the salt content of school lunches must be reduced by half within the next 10 years. At the same time, the fruit popsicles that can be eaten in the past will be replaced by fresh fruits in the future, the pizza crust will be made of whole wheat flour, and the fried potato cubes will also be replaced by sweet potato sticks.