Bye-bye to high calories snacks at school

Good news for hundreds of parents of elementary and middle school kids. Congressman have asked the Institute of Medicine to to recommend new standards for school snacks and foods that sharply would limit calories, fat and sugar. This means that schools would have to offer healthier foods including those that are sold in the vending machines.

The new foods will include:

Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nonfat or low-fat dairy among others

Learn more about low calorie food at schools