A group of parents is upset about the school lunch menu. Some are concerned that there are too many processed foods, not enough whole grains, and too much-canned fruit instead of fresh fruit. How would you approach this dilemma?


Answer: I will review the labels for all the items that parents complained. Highly processed foods are often high in sodium content. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends Americans, including children, consume 2300 mg of sodium or less per day. Based on the budget and shopping situation, I will try to use as much fresh food as we can. If we can’t, I will carefully check the labels to choose frozen vegetables and low-sodium canned vegetables.  Using more whole-grain bread, English muffins, bagels, and whole-grain corn tortillas.