Doctors concerned about high caloric meals, inadequate nutrition in Universal School Meals Program

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The Universal Meals Program has drawn concerns from doctors who said that the menus do not provide adequate nutrition and instead promote weight gain.

requires all of California's public school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade to provide two free meals on each school day to any student asking for a meal, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility.

"These items are, honestly, resembling a lot of what we see at fast food sites which is encouraging or normalizing these food items for children," said Director of Obesity Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Dr. Amanda Velazquez."There is a big emphasis on carbohydrates and less about, fresh fruits, vegetables and lean protein."

"We are very, very limited on the amount of trays that we get," said Los Angeles Unified School District food service worker Elizabeth Hernandez said."These kids are dropping half of their food because the trays that we have to give them...are too small." In addition to the food, Velazquez shared her concerns about that the beverages offered on the menus.Hernandez added that the inclusion of sugar-sweetened beverages stems from the lack of containers for fresh vegetables.

 

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