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Vegetables, vegetables everywhere, but not enough to eat [INFOGRAPHIC]

blue tray
Chelsea Stuart
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KBIA
A student’s tray full of food looks nearly the same as when it was purchased seconds before it is dumped into a trash can during lunch in New Franklin, Mo., Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. School officials are trying new strategies to combat the increase in waste

Like the old joke about restaurant complaints (“The food is awful, and the portions are so small!”), kids across the country are complaining their school lunches have too many fruits and vegetables, and they’re leaving lunch hungry.

New school lunch requirements increase produce and cut back on the bread and meat.  KBIA breaks down the new system for you:

school lunch requirements breakdown
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