Students of the Northwest Elementary School play during a recess, 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 empower schools in
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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