Education News – POLYMNIA HADJIPANAYIOTOU
“In line with several government initiatives, school lunches are becoming healthier, federal officials have revealed in a new report. Meals now include whole grains and more fruit and vegetables and are more likely to have less salt, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey reveals…Some are reluctant to believe that the changes in school lunches actually mean students are eating healthier, as students often throw out healthy meal choices from their plates…A different study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut studied 12 urban schools only to discover a drop in the number of students that chose vegetables from 68% in 2012 to 52% in 2014.”(more)