Nutrition Facts on School Foods Law?!

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I don't think it is necessary to do that, I think they can have like a nutrition menu that you have to ask for is better and helps people be less paranoid.

The reality of school nutrition programs is too often ignored in favor of a ratings boost based on stereotypes and biased information. School lunches today follow federal nutrition guidelines and serve more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy than ever before. On a very tight budget, school nutrition professionals are preparing and serving balanced, nutritious meals in an age appropriate portion size that provide needed nutrients and promote a healthy childhood weight.
Students that eat meals served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are more likely to be at a healthy weight. Research published in the August 2003 issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine concluded that “girls in food insecure households had significantly reduced odds of being at risk of overweight if they participated in the [National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Food Stamp Programs].” The research highlights the importance of food assistance programs to low-income children not only in addressing hunger “but also in potentially protecting them from excess weight gain."[i] NSLP participants are more likely than non-participants to consume vegetables, milk and milk products, and meat and other protein-rich foods, both at lunch and over 24 hours; they also consume less soda and/or fruit drinks
Meals served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) must, by federal law, meet nutrition guidelines based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. No more than 30% of calories can come from fat and less than 10% from saturated fat. School lunches provide one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories. These guidelines apply over the course of one week of school lunch menus. The 2001 School Nutrition and Dietary Assessment II (SNDA II) study based on research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the 1998-1999 school year found that students in 91% of secondary schools and 82% of elementary schools had the opportunity to select lunches that were consistent with dietary standards for fat and saturated fat.[iii] National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participation is associated with higher average intakes of many nutrients, both at lunch and over 24 hours. NSLP participants have substantially lower intakes of added sugars than do non-participants.

I work at a restaurant and what ever that law is, or might be, it is not in effect yet. My boss would be the first one to complain and then to comply.
I am in Minnesota so....
.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/busine…
I found this news article but its from March of 2010.
Apparently its been in force for quite a while in New York state.

http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/