School meals : building blocks for healthy children / / Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, and Christine L. Taylor, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
"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 th...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 380 p. :; ill. |
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Table of 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.