"Standards Heightened On School Lunches"

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/13/standards-heightened-on-school-lunches/

For as long as I can remember; schools have been talking about how there needs to be a change in school lunches and that children need to have healthier options and it looks as if that is finally going to happen and has already happened in one school according to the article on WCCO.

When I was younger I do not remember getting anything that was very healthy to eat at school. Once in a great while we'd get vegetables and fruits; but, it was usually pizza (which everyone loved!), french fries or some type of starch daily, skim, chocolate or 2% milk (1% milk was unheard of) and there was usually a dessert of some type - which everyone looked forward to! :)

 I wish that these type of standards would go into the college years and the dreaded "freshman 15" wouldn't be a concern for anyone. I do not feel that college cafeterias offer the most nutritious options for college students and perhaps they could learn a thing or two from the primary schools changing their standards on school lunches. I realize that when one is in college one is an adult and we have the option to make our own choices in what we eat; however, I think if there were healthier choices that one would make the choice to eat healthier if it was available. When I lived on campus I did not really ever remember there being much of anything healthy to choose from - much of it was pasta, fried foods, pizza, burgers, fries, cookies, desserts, ice cream, pop, etc.

 I think that healthy food options should be offered in any school setting you're in - whether you're a 4 year old or a 40 year old going back to school.