Editorial: School meals are laden with sugar and sodium. Students need healthier food
Less sugar, lower sodium and more whole grains are among the new guidelines for school meals under consideration by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These are reasonable, necessary changes considering that about 1 in 5 U.S. children are obese, a condition that can lead to serious lifelong health consequences if it continues into adulthood.
The USDA’s goal is to more closely align school meal standards with the Dietary
