School Meal Grants Announced

USDA Funding Reflects Rural Complaints About Food Shifts

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
(Photo courtesy USDA, by Lance Cheung)
USDA announced grants to help schools encourage students to make healthier choices with lunches. Some of the biggest grants went to states where lawmakers and school officials have complained that kids are rejecting changes made to school lunches.

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Jerry Hagstrom