LAUSD rolls out new batch of healthy menus - LA Daily News

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LAUSD rolls out new batch of healthy menus

By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer

Posted:   08/12/2012 11:03:07 AM PDT

Updated:   08/12/2012 11:28:50 AM PDT

Milk, fresh salad, calzone and fruit ice cream are prepared at Del Omo Elementary. (John McCoy/Staff)

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School lunch menus for August are athttp://www.schoolmenu.com/directory/ca/lausd/

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Breakfast in the classroom, more appetizing lunch choices, eco-friendly meal trays and higher cafeteria prices will greet Los Angeles Unified students when they return to school on Tuesday.
After last year's failed experiment with exotic vegetarian fare, LAUSD has revamped its lunch menu with healthful dishes that officials hope will also appeal to the kids' palates. Instead of unexpected dishes such as hummus and chick-pea stew, cafeterias will be serving up pulled-pork sandwiches, hamburger sliders, whole-grain spaghetti and meatballs and the like.
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"We want to teach kids about eating healthy and eating right," said David Binkle, interim director of the district's Food Services Division. "It should

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