California School Lunches Fail Nutritional Test

By Eleanor Yang Su, California Watch

 (July 9, 2012) -- To receive federal funding, schools are required to meet nutritional benchmarks, including limiting fats and serving enough calories. Most districts got high marks for serving foods with key nutrients, including calcium, vitamin A and vitamin C. But there was vast room for improvement.

• Four out of five districts exceeded recommended sodium levels.
• More than 200 of about 860 districts and charter schools reviewed failed to meet three or more nutritional standards.
• About 30 percent of the districts exceeded the fat limit.

State regulators are required to analyze school lunches a minimum of once every five years, but more than 100 districts and charter schools have gone at least that long without an inspection.

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