School meals
Subtitle: building blocks for healthy children
By: 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.
Contributors: Stallings, Virginia A.; Suitor, Carol West.; Taylor, Christine Lewis.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780309144360
Subjects: School children -- Food -- United States; School children -- Nutrition -- Government policy -- United States; Food Services -- standards -- United States; Nutrition Policy -- United States; Adolescent -- United States; Child -- United States; Schools -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foundation for revising nutrition standards and meal requirements; title: Schoolchildren's food and nutrient intakes and related health concerns; title: Process for developing the nutrient targets; title: Process for developing the meal requirements; title: Iterations : achieving the best balance of nutrition, student acceptance, practicality, and cost; title: Recommendations for nutrient targets and meal requirements for school; title: Meals; title: Food cost implications and market effects; title: Projected impact of the recommended nutrient targets and meal; title: Requirements; title: Implementation, evaluation, and research.