Kids’ meal bill slimmed down by compromise

Lunch is served at an elementary school in Leesburg, Virginia last year. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung
A bill regulating kids’ meals moved forward Wednesday after nutrition advocates and business interests came to a compromise and scrapped rules relating to food.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted unanimously to approve S.70, which in its revised form mandates that Vermont restaurants offer healthier drinks like water or unsweetened juice as “default beverages” for chil