Getting Better! 6 U.S. States Join in School Food Alliance

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Six states are joining forces in a school food alliance in an attempt to keep costs down while providing healthful food choices. Urban school districts in California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas announced Wednesday they will band together and control costs by buying in large quantities. To kick off the initiative, students in all six districts were being served the same lunch on Wednesday: chicken, brown rice with seasoned black beans, steamed broccoli, fresh fruit and milk. "Our goal is to offer our students nutritious and delicious meals while keeping costs down," said Kathleen Grimm, New York City's deputy schools chancellor for operations. The six districts serve a total of nearly 3 million lunches every school day and purchase more than $530 million in food and food supplies annually. (WSJ)

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