Right now (until the new school food regs take effect), schools need to
meet calorie minimums set a long time ago, when hunger was more of an issue than obesity.
As a result, for decades districts have struggled to
meet calorie minimums (you read that right — minimums) while not exceeding limits on fat.
Not exact matches
They will not expect daily desserts, a crutch often used by districts in the past to
meet the old regulations»
calorie minimums.
The meat and grain restrictions also led to smaller lunch entrees, making it difficult for some schools to
meet minimum calorie requirements for lunches without adding items, such as gelatin, that generally do not improve the nutritional quality of lunches.
My question exactly — in this age of childhood obesity, we stick cheese under the fried coating??? My only guess is that the school district must
meet very high
calorie minimums (as calculated over the course of a week) and this entree would obviously go far in that direction.
If you are eating a low number of
calories, you might want to weigh and record everything you eat and then calculate whether you are
meeting the
minimum protein intake requirements (I believe 45 - 50g / day).
Try measuring your daily
calories to see if you are
meeting this
minimum, and then slowly ramp up over time if you are not seeing the scale move.
What is the
minimum calorie intake that
meets all these nutrient considerations?
Meal plans can help teenage girls
meet minimum calorie requirements.