Virginia schools receive a ‘D’ for school lunch programs
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a report slamming 23 states for poor school lunch programs. According to CSPI, the Commonwealth of Virginia received a ‘D’ for it’s school nutrition programs.
There is currently bipartisan legislation pending in Congress to address the issue of school nutrition. According to CSPI-
Bipartisan legislation (S. 2592 and H.R. 5167) introduced earlier this year would require USDA to bring its nutrition standards for foods sold out of vending machines, school stores, and a la carte in line with current nutrition science, and to apply those standards to all foods sold on campus throughout the school day.
Interestingly, Kentucky received the highest grade for school nutrition in the nation, an ‘A-’.
- Roanoke County school lunch menus
- Roanoke City school lunch menus
- Salem school lunch menus (link on left menu)
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