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The Smarter Lunchroom Act promotes healthy food choices in school cafeterias by implementing strategies from The Smarter Lunchroom Movement.

The Smarter Lunchroom Act encourages school districts, public schools, and nonpublic schools to adopt strategies from The Smarter Lunchroom Movement, founded by Cornell researchers, to improve child eating behaviors. These strategies include highlighting fruits and vegetables, arranging white milk at the front of the cooler, and placing nutrient-rich entrees first in the serving line. The Commissioner of Education must assist schools in implementing these strategies, which are available on the Department of Education’s website.