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Food-service director outlines USDA school-meal changes; Monroe will phase in reduced added sugars and maintain whole-grain requirements
Summary
The district’s food-service presenter reviewed forthcoming USDA updates to National School Lunch Program standards — including limits on added sugars in cereals and flavored milk, phasing from 2025 through 2027 — and described Monroe’s approach to meeting them while keeping popular menu items.
The Monroe Local School District heard an update on school nutrition standards at its Oct. 27 meeting, with the district food-service presenter summarizing new U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance that phases in reduced added sugars and other changes for school meals through 2027.
"Research shows that school meals are the most nutritious food source for American school children," the presenter said, describing how menus are evolving to emphasize fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lower added sugars. The presenter said the…
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