Sentences with phrase «new federal nutrition standards»

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In general, school salad bars are an effective way for schools to apply new federal school lunch nutrition standards, which require that a variety of fruits and vegetables are offered to students daily.

Texas's nutrition standards are pretty lax when compared to the new federal rules (allowing, for example, 28 grams of fat in a given item), but the TDA has relied upon them since 2009 to curb sales of the worst junk food on Texas school campuses.

The new standards, which go into effect July 1, mark the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture program will directly dictate nutrition for any food sold in schools during the school day — not just the traditional lunches and breakfasts long subsidized through the federal school lunch program.

Ensure that students have access to healthy foods during the school day — through both school meals and other foods available throughout the school campus — in accordance with federal and New York State nutrition standards.

In general, school salad bars are an effective way for schools to apply new federal school lunch nutrition standards, which require that a variety of fruits and vegetables are offered to students daily.

While the middle schools did their best to comply with the new, more rigorous federal nutrition standards, most were not fully compliant.

Take a detailed look at the most recent federal activity on child nutrition programs, and how the new standards are affecting every - day operations in school districts, including outside vendor contracts, fundraising, food trucks, and wellness policies.

We'll start with a review of key federal actions, including The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010, the «Smart Snacks» regulations, and new proposed professional standards for child nutrition professionals.

To address the issues, 75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards and 60.3 percent support additional flexibility for school districts to improve their ability to provide good nutrition without harm to instruction, personnel, and other school district operations.

The 2010 federal school nutrition standards have helped educate many of our students about new and healthy foods.