Sentences with phrase «stringent sodium requirements»
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved bipartisan legislation (PDF) that would prevent the USDA from enacting more stringent sodium requirements in schools until further research is conducted, require the USDA to identify alternative products that schools can use when whole grain pastas and breads are not available, and require the department to offer training and technical assistance to schools struggling to meet the nutrition requirements.
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The bill would maintain current fruit and vegetable requirements for school meals but relax the whole grain and sodium requirements to help schools that have struggled to meet more stringent standards imposed by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010.