New federal nutrition standards for school meals are requiring
school cafeterias in the Cleveland City Schools system to adapt
their lunch program for the 2012-13 school year. “The changes
are really positive,” said Susan Perrin, supervisor of child
nutrition services. “It’s the way we should all be eating. The
place to start to train America to eat differently is with the
kids.” New nutrition requirements are a key component of the
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, an act pushed by first lady
Michelle Obama as part of her Let’s Move! campaign. The act was
signed into law by President Obama. School lunches must meet the
following additional standards: age-appropriate calorie limits;
larger servings of vegetables and fruits (students must take at
least one serving of produce); a wider variety of vegetables,
including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes; fat-
free or 1 percent milk (flavored milk must be fat-free); more
whole grains; and less sodium. Changes in the nutrition policy
are obvious when old