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Trump administration boosts spending on school meals to improve child nutrition
The plan includes $25 million for local food purchases and $50 million for cafeteria upgrades as officials push new nutrition standards.
The Trump administration is investing $100 million to improve school lunch programs, including $25 million for farm-to-school grants and $70 million to upgrade school cafeterias.
The Agriculture and Health and Human Services Secretaries announced the spending to support new federal school meal standards promoting healthy foods such as whole grains, whole fruit, and whole milk.
The new guidelines aim to reduce added sugars and processed foods in school meals and help schools serve healthier foods affordably.
Private companies like Tyson Foods have pledged financial support to help improve child nutrition.