Title Nutrition standards and meal requirements for national school lunch and breakfast programs. Phase 1, Proposed approach for recommending revisions / Virginia A. Stallings and Christine L. Taylor, editors ; Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 181 pages) : illustrations 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 ProgramAppendix 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 ReportAppendix J MyPyramid 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 MyPyramid 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 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 .. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-124) Notes Print version record Subject School children -- Nutrition -- Government policy -- United States School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc. -- United States -- Management Nutrition policy -- United States Children -- Nutrition. Food Services -- standards Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Children -- Nutrition Nutrition policy School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc. -- Management United States United States Form Electronic book Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board. ISBN 9780309121330 0309121337

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