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Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.

Most candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools. For the first time, the government is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful.
Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas.
Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some harsh words for rural America: It's "becoming less and less relevant," he says.

The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in children's meals.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some harsh words for rural America: It's "becoming less and less relevant," he says.
The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids' meals.