The law, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Wednesday, sets a 10-year deadline for the change to take place.
A new law will make California the first state to phase some ultraprocessed food out of school meals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that prohibits public schools from serving children what it describes as “ultraprocessed foods of concern” in breakfasts or lunches. The policy sets a 10-year deadline for the change to take place.
It defines such foods as those that pose the greatest risks to consumers based on scientific evidence of adverse health outcomes, and it directs the state Public Health Department to determine which particular products meet the definition by June 2028.
So no more rectangular “pizza?” We used to have brownies that smelled like kelp too.
The rectangular pizza is not actually that processed. It comes from a US Department of Agriculture recipe and you can make it at home using common grocery store ingredients, although the USDA recipe is intended to make 100 servings.
The recipe does call for something called “pourable pizza dough” but there’s a recipe for that too and it’s basically just very thick pancake batter.
Edit: https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/schoollunchcheesepizza
Thanks for that recipe. I think I saw his episode on this when he made it, but never went looking for the recipe. I’ve been kinda wanting this pizza for a while, and I think I may actually try making it now.
I remember one of the schools I went to as a kid serving a version of this pizza with exactly two pepperoni on it, looking out of the middle of the slab like greasy little eyeballs.
Not sure if you made the recipe already, but I recommend baking it for longer than it calls for, because the “pourable pizza dough” is really watery and will be undercooked otherwise. You should probably bake it for an additional 7–8 minutes more than it says to bake it for before adding toppings, and then keep it in the oven for another extra 2–3 minutes once toppings are added. I get that school pizza does not necessarily taste great anyway, but I think this change improves the flavour a lot.
Thanks for the tips. I haven’t made it yet, mostly because I’m not sure what I’ll do with a half sheet of school lunch pizza. I may save it for the next potluck I attend.