After examing data spanning the course of a decade, the Center for Desease Control (CDC) has concluded that school lunches in America have gotten healthier, according to MSN.
The CDC's report found that there are more fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in today's lunches along with more whole grains and less sodium, with over 60 percent of school districts either using alternative seasoning or low sodium recipes, according to Clevand.com.
It is estimated that most U.S. school children get at least half of their daily calories from school food, so improving the lunches could aid diet related health concerns, like obesity, facing America's youth.
All that is a mute point, however, since much of today's student lunch is not eaten.
Researches at the University of Vermont have found that a lot of children are wasting foods, throwing away (on average) about half a cup of fruit and vegetable during each meal, according to NBC News.
But researcher Sarah Amin says that there are ways of making the healthy foods more desirable to youth.
"We did find one strategy that did encourage selection was pre-portioned fruits and vegetables. Think of a package of baby carrots or a fruit cup. It may be beneficial to have it in a ready-to-eat way," said Amin.
