Nutrition standards and meal requirements for national school lunch and breakfast programs : phase I proposed approach for recommending revisions / Virginia A. Stallings and Christine Lewis Taylor, editors ; Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nutrition policy--United States.

Nutrition policy.

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

School children.

School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc--Management--United States.

School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 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 ...

Contents:

""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements: Description and Topics Relevant to Their Revision""; ""3 Working Principles and Criteria for the Committee's Approach to Proposing Revisions""; ""4 Food and Nutrient Needs of Schoolchildren""; ""5 Proposed Planning Model for Establishing Nutrition Standards for School Meals""; ""6 Proposed Phase II Analyses: Sensitivity Analysis, Cost Implications, and Market Effects""; ""7 References""; ""Appendix A Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary""

""Appendix B A Selection of Laws and Regulations Governing the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program""""Appendix C Comparison of 1995 and 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans""; ""Appendix D July 2008 Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix E Critical Issues for Consideration by the Committee""; ""Appendix F Selected Evaluations of School Meal Programs""; ""Appendix G Current Standards for Food-Based Menu Planning Approach""; ""Appendix H Current Standards for Nutrient-Based Menu Planning Approach""

""Appendix I Data Sources and Study Methodology: SNDA-III and 2008 Diet Quality Report""""Appendix J My Pyramid Calorie Levels and Food Intake Patterns""; ""Appendix K Dietary Reference Intakes for Individuals Ages 4 Through 18 Years, Including Those Who Are Pregnant or Lactating""; ""Appendix L My Pyramid Food Intake Pattern Compared with Meal Requirements for the NSLP""; ""Appendix M Estimation of Cost of Food for One Week's Menu: Example for Elementary School Level""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-124).

ISBN:

9786611973100

9780309177993

0309177995

9780309121330

0309121337

9781281973108

1281973106

OCLC:

923279853