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School meals have to cover one-third of
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the recommended daily allowance for calories, protein,
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and several vitamins, and iron, and calcium.
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They also are legally supposed to have
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fewer the 30% of their calories from fat
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and fewer than 10% of their calories from saturated fat.
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People sometimes find that hard to believe,
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but those are the guidelines
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that food service directors are required to follow.
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The problem has been what's called competitive foods.
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Those are the foods that are sold
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in addition to the school lunch in the cafeteria.