Third grade students at the Northwest Elementary school works on a math exercise, Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 17, 2024. As part of a larger update to the school nutrition standards announced earlier this year, USDA made it easier for schools to buy local foods. Beginning this school year (2024-2025), USDA instituted a policy change allowing schools to require foods to be locally grown, raised or caught when making purchases for their meal programs. The recently announced $500 million investment in Local Foods for Schools will encourage schools to leverage this new option to buy local. To help emp
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.
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