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Fried foods cut from Atlanta schools
Atlanta schools no longer serve any fried food in their cafeterias as part of an effort to serve more healthy meals.
The Atlanta Public Schools system began disconnecting fryers in cafeterias in 2009, and alternative food choices have been added each year since.
Schools now serve Southern baked chicken, baked chicken wraps, strawberries, peaches, sweet potatoes, carrots and kale.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
