USDA guidelines to reduce potatoes in school meals

Monday, September 26, 2011 | 8:35 a.m. CDT; updated 12:05 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 26, 2011

PORTLAND, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from Maine's potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, is working to restore some respect for the humble spud, which is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation's school lunch programs.

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