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Balancing Nutrition and Taste: USDA Flexibilities Improve School Meal Service

March 08, 2019 Wayne Maloney, Acting Media Team Lead, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Beginning next summer, schools will no longer have to request state exemptions to serve products that are not whole grain. The final rule allows more flexibility for serving whole grains, which will help with some of the challenges cafeterias were having, such as pastas that didn’t hold up in the...

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