Sentences with phrase «of federal school meal»

She had this to say, «Given that the role of the federal school meal program is to provide nutritious meals to students who may otherwise have no access to healthy foods - I wouldn't recommend banning flavored milk unless you have a comprehensive plan in place to compensate for the lost nutrients when kids stop drinking milk altogether.»

And while Ken wants parents to speak out at the local level, her proposal might also raise their awareness of the deeper issue: Congress's chronic and shameful underfunding of federal school meal programs.

Or do you think the recent overhaul of the federal school meal regulations will automatically result in relatively healthful a la carte entrees?

As I understand it, because the Trump proposal is only looking (right now) at discretionary spending, it has no effect on the mandatory funding of federal school meal programs, including the lunch and breakfast program.

First, Congress could ensure that federal per - meal reimbursements are not used to cover costs associated with foods offered outside of the federal school meals programs.

Not exact matches

A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance stipends became illegal once the NCAA got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).

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«Perhaps my fears are unfounded; perhaps he will not bash the LAUSD and will rightly trace the root of the problem back to Federal underfunding of the school meal program.

So before we ever see federal funding levels adequate to finance «real food,» «clean label» meals like those in this Minnesota district, it's going to take a truly seismic shift in how our nation thinks generally about food and the feeding of its school children.

-- we can not achieve the level of improvement we would like for our kids without major changes to the whole federal school meal program.

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, released the final federal nutrition standards for school meals, representing the first major overhaul of school food requirements in over 15 years.

There does seem to be an over-reliance on potatoes (and, thanks to the successful lobbying of potato growers, the new federal school meal standards won't prevent that practice from continuing), and the -LSB-...]

The new contract spells the end of the district's short - lived foray into the National School Lunch Program, which provides federal reimbursements in exchange for offering healthy free or reduced - cost meals to low - income students.

This fall, when youngsters line up in the cafeterias of Chicago Heights Elementary School District 170, they will be served leaner, more nutritious meals because of new federal guidelines regulating school luSchool District 170, they will be served leaner, more nutritious meals because of new federal guidelines regulating school luschool lunches.

It is presenting these meals under the supervision of the National School Lunch Program, which provides federal funding in exchange for meeting certain requirements.

Nothing in any of the worksheets takes into account a possible sudden drop in participation in the lunch program if students dislike the changes implemented, a consideration which seems especially timely right now when we're hearing so much negative feedback surrounding the newly improved federal school meal regulations.

WITS is part of the First Lady's «Chefs Move to Schools» planning team, so it was all the more surprising when the NYC DOE revoked authorization for the program, claiming the WITS fresh, scratch - cooked meals don't meet the new federal school meal regulations.

But if Congress increases reimbursement rates without reforming the use of federal funds in school food budgets, the end result could be significant costs to taxpayers coupled with little improvement in the quality of meals served.

Federal reimbursements are not provided for such foods, but under current USDA policy, the federal reimbursements provided for school meals may be used to subsidize the costs of providing competitiveFederal reimbursements are not provided for such foods, but under current USDA policy, the federal reimbursements provided for school meals may be used to subsidize the costs of providing competitivefederal reimbursements provided for school meals may be used to subsidize the costs of providing competitive foods.

By placing some parameters on school food budgets as part of reauthorization legislation, Congress could generate funds for the meals programs and ensure that federal funds are spent on the purposes that it intends.

School districts have broad discretion over the use of the revenues they receive, including federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals.

It is part of a campaign to increase federal school meal funding.

There is no regulatory requirement that federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals be spent only on those meals or that records differentiate between the costs and revenues of the various aspects of the school food program.

When schools offer both a school meals program and competitive foods, the federal government does not need to underwrite all of the operating costs of the entire program; it is reasonable to expect the revenue generated by competitive foods to cover a share of production, service, and overhead that can reasonably be attributed to providing those foods.

As explained below, two possible uses of school food revenue — subsidizing paid meals and providing competitive foods — raise concerns that low - income children may not be getting the full benefit of the federal reimbursements intended for those meals.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's largest organization of school food professionals, is currently lobbying Congress to weaken federal school meal standards regarding whole grains, sodium and fruits and vegetSchool Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's largest organization of school food professionals, is currently lobbying Congress to weaken federal school meal standards regarding whole grains, sodium and fruits and vegetschool food professionals, is currently lobbying Congress to weaken federal school meal standards regarding whole grains, sodium and fruits and vegetschool meal standards regarding whole grains, sodium and fruits and vegetables.

-LSB-...] Nutrition Association, an organization of 55,000 professionals, has asked Congress (albeit half - heartedly) for a 35 cent increase in federal school meal reimbursement.

Compared with the national average, Maine has more than triple the percentage of schools that have achieved a «U.S. Healthier Schools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition mischools that have achieved a «U.S. Healthier Schools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition miSchools» designation — meaning schools that served meals well above the federal nutrition mischools that served meals well above the federal nutrition minimums.

, a public / private partnership of health organizations helping Maine successfully implement — and exceed — the new federal school meal standards.

Financed by a three - year, $ 40 million federal allocation, Team Nutrition is designed to help schools change to healthier meals, improve nutrition education for children and their families, and provide state - of - the - art training and technical assistance for food - service personnel.

The loss of federal funds has stung city school officials, who started the program with the idea that they would get federal money to help pay for the free meals, which are being served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at various elementary schools during the strike.

Districts participating in the federal school meal program have been required since 2006 to formulate a wellness policy to promote student health, but such policies often consisted of boilerplate language stashed in the drawer of a district official.

Learn more about what today's students are looking for on their school lunch menus, and get an overview of participation trends in federal school meals programs.

I get it that JO has brought more attention to the school food issue, but it is so often the wrong kind of attention, the kind that seeks to blame those lowest on the food chain — the cafeteria ladies, the local schools, the local nutrition director — for problems which are coming from the top — the criminally low Federal funding that forces schools to rely on cheap processed food; the thicket of government regulation which must be followed no matter how senseless, and hoops which must be jumped through to get the pitifully low reimbursement; the lack of ongoing Federal funds to pay for equipment repair or kitchen renovation, forcing schools to rely on preprocessed food instead of scratch cooking, unless they can pass the hat locally to pay for a central kitchen to cook fresh meals.

The federal definition of FMNV harks back to the 1970s when there were virtually no rules regarding competitive food and the government was trying to keep the «worst of the worst» out of school cafeterias during meal times.

Fortunately, we have some answers to this problem in the form of existing federal child - nutrition programs — school lunch, breakfast, summer food, and after - school snacks and meals.

To be sure, the new federal Smart Snacks and meal standards are a huge improvement in school food, and the passage of those rules is an achievement that shouldn't be diminished (or rolled back — ahem, SNA).

Though there is a nearly two - year - old state mandate that opens the free summer lunch program to all children in Illinois — whether or not they're in summer school — there has not been much improvement in participation, and officials say millions of federal dollars available for the meals are going untapped.

The federal government reimburses states and schools for the cost of the meals, and any school or qualified community agency can use these programs to ensure that no child goes hungry.

Eleanor Su of California Watch published a piece late last week reporting that 60 % of California schools reviewed in the last five years failed to meet at least one federal nutritional requirement for school meals, with some schools significantly out... [Continue reading]

One of the less talked about mandates of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act, the federal legislation overhauling school food, is a provision requiring schools to provide children with free, potable drinking water wherever school meals are... [Continue reading]

Last week the Associated Press ran a widely disseminated article indicating that: some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed... [Continue reading]

The number of students who qualify for a free or discounted meal based on income levels also matters because schools and entire school systems may qualify for grants and other federal funding based on the reported level of need among students.

Thus, school districts wind up diverting to a la carte sales substantial portions of the federal cash reimbursements intended to subsidize healthy meals.

While the federal government mandates schools that receive federal money serve a free lunch to children whose families meet a certain income, the funds don't cover the entire cost of the meal.

But, at least at present, the ultimate check is a triennial audit by the state agencies overseeing federal school meal programs; this audit covers hundreds of items, everything from food safety to sanitation, and also includes determining whether a district has a wellness policy in place that's being enforced.

I was so appalled by a system (called the «nutrient standard» method of meal planning) that would lead to this bizarre result that I began to learn as much as I could about the federal school meal program.

Here in Houston, over 80 % of our students rely on free or reduced price federal school meals and it was precisely that issue of economic dependency which led to my interest in school food reform in the first place — and to the inception of this blog back in 2010.

One of the less talked about mandates of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act, the federal legislation overhauling school food, is a provision requiring schools to provide children with free, potable drinking water wherever school meals are served.

Yet, for all its faults, the school meal program is one of the most successful federal social endeavors of all time, right up there with Medicaid and Social Security.