Although the students cast daily votes with their plates, the schools determine what's on the ballot. The first two base menus on a computerized analysis of the week's menu and the latter ones are based on using specific amount of meats, vegetables, fruits, grains, breads and milk. State agencies monitor school menus to make sure they follow the guidelines and offers assistance to help them improve meals that don't meet the standards. If a school district refuses to improve meals, it can lose its reimbursement for lunches that the USDA provides. Eat smart, play hard Colette Heimowitz, a nutritionist who follows complementary health practices, believes that the USDA requirements for school lunches are too weighted with carbohydrates.
Kids are hyper and then they crash.
The USDA listens to medical and nutrition experts about what's best for kids, Watkins said, and responds to sound, new findings as quickly as governmental processes allows. Children experience growth between ages 11 and 18 depending on their gender. And carbohydrates, which supply children with energy, are important to that growth process. Recent health results indicate that too many young people are sedentary and overweight and they are turning into overweight adults. All Rights Reserved.