Now, new legislation mandates better nutrition, bans sugary drinks and sweets, and forbids the parallel sale of unhealthy alternatives to the main menu (which had been a major source of funding for subsidized lunches). But the new laws do not specify how healthy lunches are to be provided, and local communities are still expected to provide the funding (except for the surplus commodities).
如今，新立法强制规定了更好的营养，禁止含糖饮料和糖果，也禁止同时销售不健康的主食谱替代品（在过去，这是补贴午餐的主要资金来源之一）。但新法律并没有具体规定如何提供健康午餐，人们仍期待地方社区提供资金（除商品盈余之外）。制定法律是一回事，建立实施法律的基础设施以及（在校园午餐的问题上）以每人1.5美元左右的价格为儿童提供健康餐饮是另一回事。