School meals are healthier than the average American diet for most of the 30 million children who participate in national programs, scoring better than average on the Healthy Eating Index.

Rachael Ray feels your pain and has partnered up with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to create healthy school food recipes and make them available to every school in the United States for ...

Schools must have the support they need to provide healthy meals during and after the pandemic. In fact, schools currently do not have to reduce added sugars — this must be fixed.

"Healthy school meals are an essential part of the school environment − just like teachers, classrooms, and books – and set kids up for success and better health," said Stacy Dean, USDA deputy ...

By the fall of 2027, added sugars in school meals would be limited to less than 10% of the total calories per week for breakfasts and lunches. Sodium in school meals would drop by 30% by 2029.

A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June, with no extension.

The nutritional quality of K-12 products has improved dramatically since the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 updated nutrition standards in school meals, snacks and beverages. Yet companies ...

The mayor and Schools Chancellor Banks have gotten the conversation started, but it will take all of us to fix the broken school nutrition system and provide students with the healthy, delicious food ...

As stated, the benefits of the Universal School Meals Program Act are many: permanently providing healthy meals and snacks to all school-age children at no charge regardless of income; eliminating ...

‘Healthy School Meals for All’ is in danger of losing that funding, and voters could decide if the program continues. Voters passed this program back in 2022.

By the numbers: The state is serving 194,000 breakfasts and 451,000 lunches at 1,805 sites a year, according to the Colorado Department of Education, which oversees the Healthy School Meals for ...

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June, with no extension. By Allison Aubrey ...