School meals [electronic resource] : building blocks for healthy children / Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, and Christine L. Taylor, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

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ISBN:

9780309144377

9781283376136

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages) : illustrations

Contents:

Foundation for revising nutrition standards and meal requirements -- Schoolchildren's food and nutrient intakes and related health concerns -- Process for developing the nutrient targets -- Process for developing the meal requirements -- Iterations : achieving the best balance of nutrition, student acceptance, practicality, and cost -- Recommendations for nutrient targets and meal requirements for school meals -- Food cost implications and market effects -- Projected impact of the recommended nutrient targets and meal requirements -- Implementation, evaluation, and research.

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Subject Term:

School children -- Food -- United States.

School children -- Nutrition -- Government policy -- United States.

Added Author:

Stallings, Virginia A.

Suitor, Carol West.

Taylor, Christine Lewis.

Added Corporate Author:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board.

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Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

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Summary

Ensuring that the food provided to children in schools is consistent with current dietary recommendations is an important national focus. Various laws and regulations govern the operation of school meal programs. In 1995, Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements were put in place to ensure that all meals offered would be high in nutritional quality. "School Meals" reviews and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. The recommendations reflect new developments in nutrition science, increase the availability of key food groups in the school meal programs, and allow these programs to better meet the nutritional needs of children, foster healthy eating habits, and safeguard children's health. "School Meals" sets standards for menu planning that focus on food groups, calories, saturated fat, and sodium and that incorporate "Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and the Dietary Reference Intakes. This book will be used as a guide for school food authorities, food producers, policy leaders, state/local governments, and parents.