Sentences with phrase «by federal school meal»

In some school cafeterias, the sales of competitive foods end up being subsidized by federal school meal reimbursement.

Not exact matches

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

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Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, released the final federal nutrition standards for school meals, representing the first major overhaul of school food requirements in over 15 years.

By increasing children's participation in federal school breakfast and summer meals programs, the No Kid Hungry North Carolina program could not only offer kids more food but also could garner more federal funds for the state, according to WRAL.

There is an obvious disparity between the funds made available by the federal government to support free meals for low - income students and the revenue collected by school districts (from federal «paid» meal reimbursements and student payments) to support the very same meals when served to children at higher income levels.

[24] Since the federal reimbursement for a free meal is $ 2.68 (see Table 1), the revenue generated by each paid meal in these districts falls 61 cents short in elementary schools and 27 cents short in high schools, on average.

By placing some parameters on school food budgets as part of reauthorization legislation, Congress could generate funds for the meals programs and ensure that federal funds are spent on the purposes that it intends.

It could do so by requiring school districts that charge lower prices to increase prices gradually so that, when combined with the federal subsidy provided for such meals, they eventually at least equal the federal reimbursement level for free meals.

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When schools offer both a school meals program and competitive foods, the federal government does not need to underwrite all of the operating costs of the entire program; it is reasonable to expect the revenue generated by competitive foods to cover a share of production, service, and overhead that can reasonably be attributed to providing those foods.

Financed by a three - year, $ 40 million federal allocation, Team Nutrition is designed to help schools change to healthier meals, improve nutrition education for children and their families, and provide state - of - the - art training and technical assistance for food - service personnel.

Calculations by the nonprofit National School Boards Association suggest the guidelines could add 11 cents to 25 cents per meal; the new rules, by contrast, would raise the federal reimbursement by only 6 cents.

lRaise the federal reimbursement by 6 cents per lunch for school districts that comply with new meals standards to be issued by the Agriculture Department.

But, at least at present, the ultimate check is a triennial audit by the state agencies overseeing federal school meal programs; this audit covers hundreds of items, everything from food safety to sanitation, and also includes determining whether a district has a wellness policy in place that's being enforced.

I was so appalled by a system (called the «nutrient standard» method of meal planning) that would lead to this bizarre result that I began to learn as much as I could about the federal school meal program.

For most Vermont schools, the per - meal reimbursement and commodities provided by the federal school breakfast and lunch programs is not sufficient to cover all of these school meal program costs.

Still another policy called for by SNA would extend the comment period on the «Smart Snacks in Schools» standards which, for the first time ever, will (beginning July 1st) impose some regulations on «competitive foods» sold at school outside of federal meal programs, including at a la carte snack bars, vending machines, and student stores.

This will be the first time the SHAC will be addressing the board face - to - face about an issue of concern: the often nutritionally sub-par items sold on our campuses, by outside groups and HISD itself, that compete with the federal school meal.

(By way of reminder, «competitive» foods are those foods sold on school campuses outside of the scope of the federal meal program, such as «a la carte» foods sold in the cafeteria or vending machines by a district to raise revenues, as well as foods sold at sporting events, team and PTO / PTA fundraisers, etc.By way of reminder, «competitive» foods are those foods sold on school campuses outside of the scope of the federal meal program, such as «a la carte» foods sold in the cafeteria or vending machines by a district to raise revenues, as well as foods sold at sporting events, team and PTO / PTA fundraisers, etc.by a district to raise revenues, as well as foods sold at sporting events, team and PTO / PTA fundraisers, etc..)

The group also asks its members to support the inclusion into the House bill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agriculture.

School meal programs are governed by a stack of federal regulations as thick as a large urban telephone directory, and nutrition directors have to know them all and follow them all.

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And I also recognize that you don't have to be a political conservative to object to these incidents; they've also been used as fodder for arguing against GMOs (contained in those Ritz crackers) and against the inextricable links between agribusiness and the federal school meals program, among other issues often raised by the political left.

The same fines (loss of daily federal school meal reimbursements) can now be imposed under the new federal scheme, and they seem to be regarded by some Houston principals with the same jaded eye.

In the case of the chicken nuggets, for example, the school in question specifically served at - risk pre-school students and was required to ensure that meals meet federal nutrition guidelines by supplementing home - packed meals that were nutritionally deficient.

Rush Limbaugh similarly used the chicken nugget incident to take a swipe at the HHKA's improved school meal standards by erroneously attributing the «inspection» to «federal agents,» and by linking the incident to the First Lady, one of the HHKA's most vocal supporters:

But I've often wondered if the skills acquired in a high - end restaurant kitchen have much to do with the problems faced by school food departments: extremely tight budgets (just a dollar per meal for food), reams of federal regulations, often seriously deficient infrastructure, and a notoriously fickle and hard - to - please clientele.

In the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — rather than the one dollar advocated by reformers like Chef Ann — we need to exploit every opportunity to bring more funds to schools.

A national survey commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation — an independent private foundation focused on the optimal development of children — reveals that 9 out of 10 Americans support current federal efforts to keep school meals healthy.

Two of the messages conveyed by one of Coca - Cola's courses: sugar is not harmful to children, and federal nutrition standards for school meals are too restrictive.

AB 1594 by Assemblyman Mike Eng, D - Monterey Park, would require charter schools to provide each qualified, needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced - price meal as defined under the federal child nutrition program regulations, each school day.

Check out the National School Boards Association's Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel's reflecting on the real impact and the challenges that public schools still face on implementing federal school meal regulations in a commentary published by The HuffingtonSchool Boards Association's Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel's reflecting on the real impact and the challenges that public schools still face on implementing federal school meal regulations in a commentary published by The Huffingtonschool meal regulations in a commentary published by The Huffington Post:

The ability of schools to offer meals other than lunch has been limited by high food costs, shrinking school budgets, and reduced federal reimbursements and funding to maintain school kitchens.

By David McClendon and Jenny Eyer, Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation Across Texas, over 3 million low - income students qualify for free or reduced - price school meals through federal programs such as the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfschool meals through federal programs such as the National School Lunch Program and the School BreakfSchool Lunch Program and the School BreakfSchool Breakfast...

Gentzel calls for the elimination of overly prescriptive requirements, urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to «grant autonomy and relief for school districts to successfully administer school meal programs by enacting policy to make implementation feasible within available federal resources.»

The letter, sent in January by AFT President Randi Weingarten to the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, maps out in detail what the federal government could do to improve school meal programs.

Applications are due to the State - level agency administering the Federal school meal programs by August 31, 2015, to ensure implementation of CEP for the 2015 - 2016 school year.

Since 2000, the percentage of children eligible for the federal school meals program has increased by 38 % — from 26 % in 2000 to 36 % in 2009.