The New York Times – Kate Murphy
“MORE than 30 million children trundle through school cafeteria lines every day in the United States and thanks to the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act, which took effect in 2012, they are no longer served greasy pizza, salty French fries and sauced up chicken wings…Food and nutrition directors at school districts nationwide say that their trash cans are overflowing while their cash register receipts are diminishing as children either toss out the healthier meals or opt to brownbag it. While no one argues that the solution is to scrap the law and go back to feeding children junk, there’s been a movement to relax a few of the guidelines as Congress considers whether to reauthorize the legislation, particularly mandates for 100 percent whole grains and extremely low sodium levels, so school meals will be a bit more palatable and reflective of culinary traditions.”(more)