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School meals : building blocks for healthy children /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.), 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
Otros Autores: Stallings, Virginia A., Suitor, Carol West, Taylor, Christine Lewis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.