The Public Needs to KnowStudent:Professor:Course title:Date:The Public Needs to KnowRecently, the government has made dramatic changes to the breakfast and lunch programs to improve nutrition and health. These alters in school meals include limiting calories, French fries and sodium and giving the students more vegetables and fruits. The four major issues described in this informative paper are economic situation, special needs such as health of the population being served, process of the program and its benefits.Economic situationPresently, schools get $2.72 from the national government for each child on the free lunch program. It is noteworthy that schools which would satisfy the new standards and abide by the directive will receive an extra 6 cents for every meal, thus adding about $1.5 billion over 5 years if every school meets the directive immediately. Schools will have to stretch limited food-service finances and they will need to trim down in other areas; all this is for the benefit of children (Hellmich, 2011). When the program takes effect fully, schools will have to meet the new standards in order for them to receive reimbursement from the federal government on school meals. The...