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Big changes this year for school lunches
Students expected to eat less, healthier meals
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Earnestine Williams, far right, serves up some lasagna to Statesboro High students during lunch Friday. Local schools are implementing new U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for lunch menus. Some students say they understand the importance of nutritional education, but believe the new school lunch menus are more about compliance than about students' needs. Principal Marty Waters said some details in the guidelines will still need to be worked out, but that students being exposed to healthy food every day may change their perceptions and cultural preferences over time.
Large portions, sugary desserts and beloved fried chicken are no more for Bulloch County students. For the first time in 15 years, the United States is implementing sweeping changes to nutrition mandates that determine what, and how much, students are served. Long gone are the days of whole milk, fried chicken and all-you-can-eat starches.
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