DENVER, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A proposal to limit starch in U.S. school lunches has drawn fire from Colorado Sen. Mark Udall as being unfair to his state's $300 million potato industry.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed changes in what can be served to more than 31 million children who eat school lunch every day. The plan includes lowering calorie counts and mandating more fruits, leafy green vegetables and whole grains and fewer servings of starchy vegetables including potatoes, lima beans, corn and peas, The Denver Post reported Monday.