Because the required
lunch calorie ranges for these two grade groups do not overlap, districts with such schools face difficulties planning menus and serving lunches that comply with both requirements.
Not exact matches
The maximum
calorie limits increase with age,
ranging from 650 kCal for elementary age students to up to 850 kCal per
lunch for high school students.
In high schools, the required
range would be 450 to 600
calories for breakfast and 750 to 850
calories for
lunch.
In elementary schools, breakfasts would have a required
range of 350 to 550
calories, and
lunches would have a
range of 450 to 600
calories.
Recommendation: To improve SFAs» ability to design menus that comply with the new
lunch requirements, the Secretary of Agriculture should modify federal regulations or guidance to allow school districts flexibility in complying with the defined
calorie ranges for schools with students in both the grades 6 - 8 and 9 - 12 groups.
GAO recommends that USDA permanently remove the meat and grain maximum requirements and allow flexibility to help districts comply with the lack of overlap in the
calorie ranges for grades 6 - 8 and 9 - 12
lunches.
A cycling friend who also does low carb suggested isolate whey protein, which I drink as a
lunch and it is very filling - but I need the extra
calories so my body doesn't burn my muscle I've gained (I don't go over in
calories than normal - usually hitting in the 800-1100
range).