Research Catalog

Title

School meals : building blocks for healthy children / Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, Food and Nutrition Board ; Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, and Christine L. Taylor, editors.

Author

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

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• Stallings, Virginia A.
• Suitor, Carol West
• Taylor, Christine Lewis

Description

xiv, 235 p. : ill.; 23 cm. +

Subject

• School children > Food > United States
• School children > Nutrition > Government policy > United States
• Food Services > standards
• Nutrition Policy
• Adolescent
• Child
• Schools
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219).

Contents

1. Introduction and background -- 2. Foundation for revising nutrition standards and meal requirements -- 3. Schoolchildren's food and nutrient intakes and related health concerns -- 4. Process for developing the nutrient targets -- 5. Process for developing the meal requirements -- 6. Iterations - achieving the best balance of nutrition, student acceptance, practicality, and cost -- 7. Recommendations for nutrient targets and meal requirements for school meals -- 8. Food cost implications and market effects -- 9. Projected impact of the recommended nutrient targets and meal requirements -- 10. Implementation, evaluation, and research -- 11. References -- App. A. Acronyms, abbreviations, and glossary -- App. B. Biographical sketches of committee members -- App. C. Critical issues for consideration by the Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, as submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- App. D. January 2009 workshop agenda and summary of public comments -- App. E. Standards for the current food- and nutrient-based menu planning approaches -- App. F. Data used to calculate estimated energy requirements -- App. G. Data tables containing examples of new SDNA-III analyses -- App. H. Uses of MyPyramid food groups and the MyPyramid spreadsheet -- App. I. Dietary intake data and calculation of the target median intake for iron -- App. J. Target median intake (TMI) tables -- App. K. Use of the school menu analysis program -- App. L. Baseline menus -- App. M. Sample menus -- App. N. Evidence considered related to the definition for whole grain-rich foods -- App. O. Comparison of recommended nutrient targets to various nutrition standards for school-aged children -- App. P. Comparison of Dietary guidelines for Americans with recommended meal requirements -- App. Q. Regulations related to the sodium content of foods labeled "healthy"

ISBN

• 9780309144360 (pbk.)
• 0309144361 (pbk.)

LCCN

2009049798

OCLC

• ocn472720612
• SCSB-5511149

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries