<p>Tennessee has been awarded 3.3 million dollars for their fresh fruits and vegetables program in schools. The schools awarded with these funds have the highest rate of free and reduced lunches with a total of 159 schools across 19 districts. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Sara White, the Director of School Nutrition in Tennessee, said, “We give students healthy foods so they can be better students across the board, so that they can be better students in school.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The program will allow students to receive one fresh fruit or vegetable every day between meals. This allows students to sample fresh produce that they might not have access to or have encounter before. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“All we do is just ask them to give it a try. If one student does then the next student will fall in line. Some of them have never seen what a fresh fruit pineapple looks like. They think it just comes in a can,” said White. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The program is funded by the United Stated Department of Agriculture and aims to fight childhood obesity by teaching kids about healthy eating habits. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://tennessee.watchdog.org/2013/08/05/pricey-produce-tn-hopes-3-million-will-spur-love-of-fruits-vegetables/" target="_new">Tennessee Report</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
