“Consider the bean burrito: last year, in arriving from the factory wrapped in cellophane, each one …

"Consider the bean burrito: last year, in arriving from the factory wrapped in cellophane, each one had more than 35 ingredients, including things like potassium citrate and zinc oxide. This year: 12, including real cheddar cheese. Italian salad dressing went from 19 ingredients to 9, with sodium reduced by almost three-fourths and sugar — the fourth ingredient in the factory blend — eliminated entirely."

Districts in Colorado have become leaders in the back-to-scratch school lunch movement.