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.
The length and language of many documents obfuscated the salient points of the policy regarding fundraisers, classroom celebrations, competitive foods (e.g. vending), the prohibition of food as a reward, and guidelines for the nutritional and
aesthetic 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.
Agribusinesses should never dictate
the quality of school meals... Big food companies have their priorities, which include selling cheap, unhealthy foods at high profits.
But instead of trying to bridge that gap by fighting for funding and other support for struggling school districts, the SNA, which claims in its mission statement to be «committed to advancing
the quality of school meal programs,» chose to take the easy way out.
Kitchen equipment upgrades are another hot topic in the news, and districts from New York to Dallas and beyond are seeking the resources necessary to continue to improve
the quality of school meals.
Mission: SNA is the national organization of school nutrition professionals committed to advancing
the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy.
The national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) has paired down from thousands of nominations of deserving candidates and awarded six Regional Employees of the Year, an award that was created to recognize outstanding school nutrition employees who influence
the quality of school meals through customer service.
These heroes may work behind the scenes more than other cafeteria employees, but they are working hard to ensure everything on the frontline is running smoothly — by maintaining
the quality of the school meal programs through student interaction, menu planning and a commitment to serving nutritious, tasty and well - balanced school meals.
Our study findings, along with developments in nutritional guidance, have had a dramatic impact on
the quality of school meals.
It's a rather surprising position for an organization with the stated mission of «advancing
the quality of school meal programs,» especially since the SNA itself supported the healthy meal standards when they were first adopted back in 2010.
There is no reason why you can't ask your nutrition director right away to start making some changes to improve
the quality of your school meals; however, she is much more likely to be supportive of what you want after you have done something to show that you are supportive of her.
Instead of carrying out its stated mission — «advancing
the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy» — SNA has chosen to align itself with Big Food.
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.
Backlash followed from others who said students were wrong to blame Michelle Obama for
the quality of school meals.
Let's recap: Congress authorized USDA to improve the nutritional
quality of school meals seven years ago.
History: As much as the GOP would like to hang this on Obama, the effort to improve
the quality of school meals dates back decades.
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.
All of these measures support the School Food Plan's national drive to improve
the quality of the school meal experience for children — because by making the experience the best it can be, we'll encourage many more families to choose school meals.
The award was created to recognize outstanding school nutrition employees who influence
the quality of school meals through customer service.
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.
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