Bigger produce helpings on the menu for school foodservice

Feb. 16—One in three kids nationwide is considered overweight and La Crosse county in Wisconsin is no exception.

First lady Michelle Obama recently announced new standards for school meals across the nation, but some of the changes are already happening in the La Crosse School District.

Schools across the nation are supposed to gradually implement the first lady's new standards over the next five years. The La Crosse School district actually already started making some changes to its meal options this past September.

With the school year half over, school officials are now working to make sure next year's menu will be even better. For the 2012-2013 school-year, the new standards require students to get bigger serving portions of those fruits and vegetables, and all grains on the menu will only be whole grains.