Nashua South lunches receive healthy makeover

Schools across America are establishing new school lunch regulations in order to promote a healthy, well-balanced diet. Nashua High School South has buckled down this year in adhering to the new federal requirements, resulting in a different menu and higher cost for school lunches. “The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed by President Obama, requires school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program to make several major changes,” said Jeanette Kimbell, the food service director for the Nashua School District. “This law requires new meal standards, which are based on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine. Every school lunch offers students milk, fruit, vegetable, grain – at least half must be whole grain – and a source of protein.” These changes haven’t gone unnoticed by students. Seniors are particularly off-put by the new lunch regulations.