Supper meal improves diets of children at nutritional risk [Poster session abstract].
Not exact matches
• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve
suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school
suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool
Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool
Supper Program • serve
meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and •
improve meal quality
In recent years, our agency has taken a leadership role in
improving the nutritional quality and appeal of
meals served, such as requiring a minimum number of fresh produce items be served weekly, restricting the amount of processed meat, and requiring vendors to provide a mostly hot
supper menu.
These include encouraging eligible afterschool programs to maximize service by providing
suppers instead of or in addition to snacks, recruiting more school districts to provide afterschool
suppers and snacks, simplifying the administration of the Afterschool
Supper Program, serving
meals during weekends, holidays, and school closures, and
improving meal quality.