School Lunches, Better "Eats"

The government is making changes to the school lunch program that will hopefully improve our children's health.

Think back to your own school days and the lunch line. The menu back then was interesting and contained things like “mystery” meat and other unidentifiable food choices. Well, for the first time in 15 years the USDA is proposing changes to school lunches that will bring healthier choices to our kids. The goal is to add more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat-free or low fat milk to school meals. Right now 32 million kids have school meals. And many of them consume half of their daily calories at school.

So, you can imagine that if the lunch isn't nutritious than the kid isn't eating well for this important meal. And with the obesity crisis still in full swing, the government decided it was time for some big changes. The good news for school systems is they are also increasing the reimbursement to schools by 6 cents a meal to help fund the changes.

So, in the near future look for better “eats” for your kids from the school.