Saturday, February 2, 2013

Trail mix? Better check that calorie count...

http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/food_dining/food_recipes/2013/02/new_rules_aim_get_rid_junk_foods_schools


New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
February 2, 2013


WASHINGTON — Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.
For the first time, the government is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful.
Under the new rules the Agriculture Department proposed Friday, foods like fatty chips, snack cakes, nachos and mozzarella sticks would be taken out of lunch lines and vending machines. In their place would be foods like baked chips, trail mix, diet sodas, lower-calorie sports drinks and low-fat hamburgers.

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