Feds add Greek yogurt to school lunches

By Julian Hattem - 07/08/13 02:03 PM ET

The Obama administration wants to add Greek yogurt to school lunch menus.

On Monday, the Department of Agriculture announced it was looking to buy the yogurt for schools participating in a federally assisted program that subsidizes school lunches.

A department official said in a statement that the introduction of Greek yogurt, which is high in protein, was aimed at helping schools offer a variety of healthy foods to kids.

Because yogurt goes bad easily, the rollout will start with just four states: Arizona, Idaho, New York and Tennessee.