The USDA has announced new changes to school nutrition standards for the next 2 school years, which will reinstate health goals that were rolled back during the Trump administration.
For the 2023-2024 school year, the weekly sodium limit for school lunches will be decreased by 10%.
Now the USDA is updating the nutrition standards to “give schools clear expectations for gradual transition from current pandemic operations to more nutritious meals,” Stacy Dean, the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, told reporters last week. That said, some advocates have said the transition could be tough as schools move out of pandemic-era protocols. The School Nutrition Association, which represents school food service manufacturers and professionals, has urged Congress to provide additional support and“School nutrition professionals are frantic just trying to get enough food on the tray for our students amid relentless supply chain disruptions and labor shortages,” Beth Wallace, the association’s president, told the newspaper.
“This approach is really going to help move forward the nutrition of the meals and allows the schools to continue to function effectively,” Geri Henchy, director of nutrition policy at the Food Research and Action Center, told the“Schools can’t make big changes at this point because of the supply chain and staffing,” she said. “They have a lot of waivers at this point that are helping them, and this balances the needs of all the different sectors.
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