Schools would be required to gradually limit the amount of sugar and salt in meals served to students, the Agriculture Department said, as part of proposed new school nutrition guidelines
WASHINGTON—Schools would be required to gradually limit the amount of sugar and salt in meals served to students, the Agriculture Department said Friday as part of proposed new school nutrition guidelines.
In addition to the limits on added sugars and sodium, schools also would be required to emphasize serving products made with whole grains, over a multiyear transition period, the USDA said. Flavored milk, such as chocolate milk, would be allowed in certain circumstances.
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