▁from ▁s atur ated ▁fat . ▁ ▁The ▁gu idel ines ▁provide ▁unclear ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁fruit , ▁veget able , ▁whole ▁gra in , ▁sod ium ▁content . ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁gu idel ines ▁leave ▁room ▁for ▁interpretation ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁always ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁health ▁me als . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁several ▁schools ▁p izza ▁counts ▁as ▁a ▁veget able ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁tom ato ▁sau ce . ▁ ▁Another ▁issue ▁facing ▁schools ▁is ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁other ▁sources ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁sn acks , ▁which ▁often ▁make ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁school ▁l unch ▁nut r ition ▁worse . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁source ▁is ▁called ▁“ com mod ity ▁food s ” ▁which ▁are ▁free ▁or ▁low ▁cost ▁food s ▁subs id ized ▁by ▁the ▁US DA . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁subs id y ▁money , ▁ 7 3 % ▁goes ▁to ▁buy ▁meat ▁and ▁da iry , ▁whereas ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁goes ▁to ▁subs id ize ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁ ▁School s ▁also ▁may ▁receive ▁“ bon us ▁food s ,” ▁which ▁are ▁free ▁sur plus ▁food s ▁from ▁far ms ▁or ▁large - scale ▁agricult ure , ▁which ▁also ▁are ▁not ▁typically ▁health y ▁options ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁Most ▁concerning ▁is ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁use ▁of ▁“ comp et itive ▁food s ,” ▁a ▁term ▁describing ▁food s ▁and ▁sn acks ▁offered ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁NS LP .