District 34 has begun a new federal program to serve healthier lunches to their students. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Hoffman School fourth grader Alex Szmyd picks out some vegetables for her lunch October 18. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Hoffman School fourth grader Kannon Acocella gets his lunch Oct. 18 at Hoffman School. | Curtis Lehmkuhl—Sun-Times Media
Hoffman School fourth grader Kiley Coy eats some grapes during lunch October 18, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Hoffman School fourth graders make their selections from the salad bar during lunch at the school October 18, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Sweet pototao tater tots was one of the many healthy food options at Hoffman School October 18, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
GLENVIEW — Hoffman School students enjoy fruits and vegetables for lunch, even some fibrous legumes and greens that kids traditionally have not liked. For instance, fourth-grader Maeve Barnes hoped for more lima beans served at the school during lunch period. “I like any kind of …