In school lunches, the
tomato paste in pizza sauce makes the pizza qualify as a serving of vegetables.
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture contemplated changes to school lunch
programs that downgrade the assessment of the nutritional value of tomato
paste. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
that “Tomato paste contributes dietary fiber, potassium — a nutrient of concern
for children — as well as Vitamins A and C. It is delivered to kids in popular
school items they enjoy eating and drives [school lunch and breakfast program]
participation.” Congress passed legislation ensuring that the existing
nutrition rules wouldn’t change.
Schwan Food Company, based in Marshall, MN is one of the country’s biggest
producers of frozen pizza, with more than $3 billion a year in annual sales and
it boasts that it produces 70 percent of the pizzas served in school lunches.
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