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USDA school meal changes may mean less fruit, shift in veggies

02/26/20 6:20 AM By Fran Howard
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department ann veneman Christopher Valadez Dan Glickman fruit mushrooms National School Lunch Program potatoes school lunch usda vegetables
A Trump administration plan to reduce the amount of fruit and some vegetables such as carrots that schools must serve to kids has alarmed nutrition advocates, many lawmakers and two former agriculture secretaries.
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