USDA Awards $9 Million to Promote Fresh Fruit & Vegetables in Schools

Up from $6 million in 2002, 225 schools in eight states will participate in a program to promote fresh fruit and vegetable consumption.

Steve - This is wonderful! Oh, but when you consider that Dairy receives $254 million and Milk $100 million for promotion, you realize it's just a spit in the bucket. It seems like they should be ponying up for more considering fruits and vegetables are supposed to be the "darlings" of 2005 MyPyramid.