Making sure your child has a nutritious meal at school is important for their academic success and health. If you don’t have the time or money to pack a lunch, school lunches are a healthy alternative.
School meals as a whole promote a better diet among participants. And eating breakfast at school reduces student absences and improves test scores, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found.
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Over the last 15 years, increasing whole grains, fruit and vegetables in school meals and cutting back on sodium, fat and sugar have boosted average nutritional quality .
Nationwide surveys found 50% of students said they “always” or “often” like what is being served in the school cafeteria. Another 43% said they “sometimes” do. About 7% said lunch never includes foods they like.