BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Nearly 100 percent of public schools design their meal plans based on the National School Lunch Program and 83 percent of all schools in the United States use it.

Considering the nutritional standards guiding this program have not been updated since 1995, the Institute of Medicine decided to create new guidelines that would bring school meals up to date and incorporate new advancements in our understanding of proper nutrition for kids.

In the Institute's report, researchers called for more fruit at breakfast, including whole fruit and less juice, and more whole grain-rich foods.

The report suggested offering only skim or 1 percent milk to kids and using limited amounts of unsaturated oils in cooking.

Overall, the report emphasized the need for fresh fruit and vegetables, fewer refined carbohydrates, and less fat, and offered suggestions for how to put these changes into place so that schools can offer both nutritious and delicious options for students.