School Lunches Fall Short of Nutritious
School lunches are more healthful than a decade ago, but many schools still fall short of feeding children meals with the right amount of nutrients and not too much fat, congressional auditors said.
“While most schools have reduced the average percent of calories from fat in school lunches, few have met the required goal for fat content,” the General Accounting Office said in a report commissioned by Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.).
Of the 22 elementary and high schools reviewed nationwide, three-fourths were serving meals containing 34% fat.
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