Public schools across America will soon offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in school lunches beginning this fall.
Yogurt maker Chobani announced Monday it had been selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to supply the yogurt as part of the federal school lunch program.
The USDA decided in April to include Greek yogurt as a permanent option in its school lunch program after classifying it as an approved meat substitute in 2013.
During the first three months of the pilot program last year, schools in Idaho, New York, Arizona and Tennessee consumed 200,000 pounds of Chobani Greek yogurt.
“Chobani is a nutrient-intense food, and getting children the best nutrition early in life is very important to us,” Robert Post, senior director of Chobani’s nutrition and regulatory affairs, said in a prepared statement.
