Creating menus that include «creditable» amounts of the required components in the required serving size that don't exceed calorie, fat, and
sodium requirements forces menu planners to use processed food in the interest of time and money.
SNA is specifically asking Congress to revert back to 2010 standards that require only half of all grains offered to be whole - grain rich, leave
sodium levels where they are until research proves further reductions benefit children and do away with the
requirement that
forces kids to take the half cup of fruit and vegetables with every meal, since most students end up throwing them away.