Sentences with phrase «defining meal requirements»

Layman DK et al. 2015 Defining meal requirements for protein to optimize metabolic roles of amino acids.

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Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

Stay Fit Dining meals provide a minimum 1/3 of the vitamins, minerals, protein, and other key nutrients as defined by the Department of Agriculture's Recommended Daily Requirements (RDA) for people over age 60.