Your children's school lunch is about to get healthier. Government officials are announcing new nutrition standards set by the Obama administration.
The guidelines include more fruits and vegetables every day and less salt and fat. The idea is healthier options will improve children's appetite for food and learning.
The government wants to make sure all kids are getting healthy meals at school to combat childhood obesity.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack attended lunch at an Alexandria, Virginia school to announce the new guidelines.
The new guidelines include serving fruits and vegetables every day of the week, more whole grains, and less salt and fat, and they require schools to serve low fat milk and to limit calories by controlling portion size.
First Lady Michelle Obama said, "When we send our kids to school, we have a right to expect that they wont be eating the kids of fatty, salty, sugary foods that we're trying to keep from them when they are at home."
Castelar Elementary in Los Angeles has already seen results from making their meals more healthy. "That has made a big difference in our achievement scores and also we have one of the highest attendance rates," said school principal Chuck Choi.
The new rules are not as aggressive as the administration originally hoped... pizza and french fries are still on the menu.
This is the first major change to school nutrition in 15 years.
