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13. Kids are throwing away that food.

Just as plenty of teachers and parents suspected, many kids are losing their appetites with nutritious school lunches and heading straight for the trash bin, a new analysis confirms.

Children taking part in the healthier federal lunch program are putting more fruits and vegetables on their trays, as required since 2012, but eating slightly fewer of them and throwing away 56 percent more than before the changes were implemented, according to the results, published on Tuesday.

It's one of the first studies to compare how many apples, bananas, carrots and salad greens kids ate before and after the controversial National School Lunch Program compelled them to choose a fruit or veggie with their meal.

http://www.today.com/health/students-toss-fruits-vegetables-mandated-lunch-program-t40651