By Jane Meredith Adams, EdSource/The California Report
California’s enthusiasm for healthy school lunches appears unlikely to change under a congressional budget bill headed to President Barack Obama for signature that would allow states to weaken new federal school nutrition requirements.
The changes to the regulations for the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 — part of a $1.1 trillion budget agreement passed on Saturday — are the latest in a heated conflict over the new National School Lunch Program menus, which call for increased servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and reductions in fats and sodium.
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