Education News – Staff Writer
“Kay Lazar, writing in The Boston Globe this week, there will be some upcoming changes to the menu at all public schools in the state of Massachusetts. Sugary soft drinks, diet sodas, and heart unhealthy food will be a thing of the past at school snack shops, vending machines, and a la carte cafeteria lines under rules unanimously approved yesterday by state health regulators. The nutrition standards adopted by the Public Health Council take effect in the 2012-2013 school year and are believed by advocates to be among the most comprehensive in the country.”(more)