The New York City Health Department and the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy on Tuesday updated the city’s f ood standards for meals and snacks served across city agencies.

The changes are part of the city’s Chronic Disease Strategy and aim to improve nutrition, reduce chronic disease and make healthy eating more accessible to all New Yorkers.

The updated standards restrict artificial colors, expand limits on low- and no-calorie sweeteners, remove processed meats and increase weekly offerings of minimally-processed plant proteins.

"I often say, when it comes to your health, it's not just what is in your DNA, it's also what is in your dinner. I've turned my life around from being pre-diabetic to living a plant-based diet, and when we came into office, we committed to ensuring all N

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