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Report urges calorie cap in school lunches
Photo credit: Ana P. Gutierrez / File | Thomas Labianca has lunch at Daniel Street Elementary School in Lindenhurst. (Dec. 14, 2007)
School lunches need more fruits, veggies and whole grains and a calorie cap, says a report released Monday urging an update of the nation's 14-year-old standards for cafeteria fare.
The findings, from the Institute of Medicine, mirror those from last year's Newsday series on school food, which showed processed foods high in fat and salt dominate Long Island school cafeteria menus and that...
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