Sentences with phrase «grain pasta requirement»

The department has already issued several significant changes, including relaxing limits on servings of grains and proteins and, most recently, slightly more flexibility on a whole - grain pasta requirement set to kick in in July.

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But when some districts complained that it was hard to source satisfactory products, like a good whole - grain pasta, the Obama administration started a waiver program allowing districts showing hardship to opt out of the grain requirement on a product - by - product basis.

So even with the «whole grain - rich» requirement in place, cafeterias could still be serving bread, rice and pasta that contain just 50 % whole grains.

The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved bipartisan legislation (PDF) that would prevent the USDA from enacting more stringent sodium requirements in schools until further research is conducted, require the USDA to identify alternative products that schools can use when whole grain pastas and breads are not available, and require the department to offer training and technical assistance to schools struggling to meet the nutrition requirements.