Watchdog report on federal food purchasing shows US students eating three fish sticks per year, but 43 chicken drumsticks

Seafood represented less than 2% of all animal proteins purchased annually by the US government.

US children are being served far less seafood under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) school lunch program compared with other proteins such as poultry and beef, a US GAO report found.
US children are being served far less seafood under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) school lunch program compared with other proteins such as poultry and beef, a US GAO report found.Photo: USDA