Livingston County Schools Meals Meet Tough New Nutrition Standards

As Livingston County students return to school this fall, they’ll find healthy new choices in their school cafeterias.

Livingston County will be serving school meals that meet tough new federal nutrition standards, ensuring that meals are healthy, well-balanced and provide students all the nutrition they need to succeed at school. 

School meals offer students milk, fruits and vegetables, proteins and grains, which must meet strict limits for saturated fat, and portion size.  Starting this fall, school lunches will meet additional standards requiring:

• Age-appropriate calorie limits (some entrees may be smaller to meet the calorie limits)
• Larger servings of vegetables and fruits (students must take at least one serving of produce for it to count as a meal)
• A wider variety of vegetables, including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes
• Less sodium

School meals are a great value and a huge convenience for busy families. To find out more about healthy school meals contact your district’s Nutrition Department.

Please see the attached general information about the National School Lunch Program.

The Livingston County Hunger Council is a coalition of diverse individuals, businesses, faith based organizations, schools, municipalities and non-profits committed to finding sustainable solutions for hunger in Livingston County because all people deserve enough food for a healthy, active life. Visit www.livingstonhunger.com to become part of the solution.