Report on Recommendations for Statewide School Nutrition Standards
Author: Illinois State Board of Education (1973- ). School Wellness Policy Task Force
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 24
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School Meals
Author: Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2010-02-16
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 0309151376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnsuring 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.
Report on Recommendations for Statewide School Nutrition Standards
Author: Illinois State Board of Education (1973- ). School Wellness Policy Task Force
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKStandards of Excellence for School Nutrition Programs
Author: California. State Department of Education
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide was developed for fiscal policy team members to familiarize them with district policies, processes, available data, mandated responsibilities, and other requirements essential to federal and state funded school nutrition program operations. The guide is divided into nine sections: (1) organization and administration; (2) human resources management; (3) nutrition and health; (4) meal planning; (5) purchasing, storage, and distribution; (6) financial management; (7) marketing and promotion; (8) sanitation and safety; and (9) facilities and equipment. Each section contains an introductory statement, a school nutrition goal, and one or more standards that serve as reference points against which current district practices may be assessed. (JD)
Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-01-15
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0309127955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe National School Breakfast Program feeds 10 million children each day, and the National School Lunch Program feeds more than 30 million students. Yet the national nutrition standards and meal requirements for these meals were created more than a decade ago, making them out of step with recent guidance about children's diets. With so many children receiving as much as 50 percent of their daily caloric intake from school meals, it is vital for schools to provide nutritious food alongside the best possible education for the success of their students. At the request of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Institute of Medicine assembled a committee to recommend updates and revisions to the school lunch and breakfast programs. The first part of the committee's work is reflected in the December 2008 IOM report Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions. Phase II of the report is expected in Fall 2009. This first report provides information about the committee's approach as it reviews the school lunch and breakfast programs. In the report's second part, the committee will share its findings and recommendations to bring these meals more in line with today's dietary guidelines. The committee welcomes public comments about its intended approach. An open forum will be held January 28, 2009 in Washington, DC to receive input from the public. Please go to http://www.iom.edu/fnb/schoolmeals for details or email [email protected] with any input.
State Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content
Author: Liisa Hiatt
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs part of the School Meals Initiative (SMI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) now requires each state to regularly review the nutritional content of food served by each School Food Authority (SFA) as part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). While states must monitor the nutritional content of school meals, they are not required to forward any information to USDA-FNS. However, USDA-FNS is required to measure progress to "ensure that school meals are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA)." To measure progress, USDA-FNS needs to produce state and national aggregations of the nutrient content in school lunches to show that meals in a given state or in the country as a whole are consistent with the DGA and RDA. In addition, FNS needs to do this while imposing minimal reporting burdens on the states. The USDA-FNS contracted with RAND to look more carefully at how some states are performing SMI reviews and how they might be able to transmit data with limited additional burden. In particular, it asked seven states to work collaboratively with RAND--through on-site, in-depth interviews--to explore possible reporting systems: California, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. These states were chosen as representative of regional differences across the country and of methods for conducting SMI reviews. This report describes the results of the analysis of possible approaches for states to report the results of their nutritional reviews to USDA-FNS.
Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
Author: Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2007-08-28
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0309108020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFood choices and eating habits are learned from many sources. The school environment plays a significant role in teaching and modeling health behaviors. For some children, foods consumed at school can provide a major portion of their daily nutrient intake. Foods and beverages consumed at school can come from two major sources: (1) Federally funded programs that include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and after-school snacks and (2) competitive sources that include vending machines, "a la carte" sales in the school cafeteria, or school stores and snack bars. Foods and beverages sold at school outside of the federally reimbursable school nutrition programs are referred to as “competitive foods” because they compete with the traditional school lunch as a nutrition source. There are important concerns about the contribution of nutrients and total calories from competitive foods to the daily diets of school-age children and adolescents. Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools offers both reviews and recommendations about appropriate nutrition standards and guidance for the sale, content, and consumption of foods and beverages at school, with attention given to foods and beverages offered in competition with federally reimbursable meals and snacks. It is sure to be an invaluable resource to parents, federal and state government agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals, food manufacturers, industry trade groups, media, and those involved in consumer advocacy.
Annual Report
Author: United States. National Advisory Council on Child Nutrition
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnual Report
Author: California State Child Nutrition Advisory Council
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKState Monitoring of National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content: State by state results, appendix
Author: Liisa Hiatt
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs part of the School Meals Initiative, the US Department of Agriculture-Food and Nutrition Service requires each state to review the nutritional content of food served by each School Food Authority as part of the National School Lunch Program. This text contains the resultant data for 2002.
