Sentences with phrase «nutritional quality of school meals»

The district's initiative follows a growing nationwide trend in recent years to boost the nutritional quality of school meals.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 increased the nutritional quality of school meals, and included provisions to raise the nutritional standards of a la carte food items, snacks, and beverages sold to students separately from complete (reimbursable) school breakfasts and lunches.

SNA represents 55,000 school nutrition professionals and is committed to further improving the nutritional quality of school meals and advancing nutrition education for America's students.

In addition to improving the nutritional quality of school meals, the program is designed to support and strengthen American agriculture markets, a mission which some say takes precedence over the needs of children.

Let's recap: Congress authorized USDA to improve the nutritional quality of school meals seven years ago.

The new standards from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) aimed to improve the nutritional quality of school meals by making whole grains, fruits, and vegetables more available, requiring the selection of a fruit or vegetable, increasing the portion sizes of fruits and vegetables, removing trans fats, and placing limits on total calories and sodium levels.

In response to longstanding concerns about the nutritional quality of school meals, five school districts this fall began using new menus and recipes in an unusual effort funded by the U.S. Agriculture Department to lower the amount of fat and sodium in school breakfasts and lunches.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 increased the nutritional quality of school meals, and included provisions to raise the nutritional standards of a la carte food items, snacks, and beverages sold to students separately from complete (reimbursable) school breakfasts and lunches.