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which is a term that you hear a lot
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when you start really getting into the trenches with the school lunch.
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These are foods that are defined because they contribute less than 5% of
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the recommended daily allowance of certain important nutrients,
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and they fall into four categories.
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They fall into candy,soda/water, frozen desserts, and chewing gum.
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In 1980, the USDA decided that
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these foods of minimal nutritional value,
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which include soft drinks and candy,
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were prohibited anywhere in the school until after the last lunch.
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They were trying again
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to sort to clear out the cafeteria from these other foods.