Sentences with phrase «support national school lunch programs»

The Texas Department of Agriculture is offering equipment grants of $ 5,000 or more to support National School Lunch Programs for the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Reposted with permission by: Dawn UndurragaMore whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables will be on the menu for 31 million children who participate in the federally - supported National School Lunch Program (USDA Food and Nutrition Services) under new nutrition standards announced Wednesday with the hearty support of First Lady Michelle Obama.

That's why I so strongly support the National School Lunch Program and will continue to work hard to defend the new, healthier school meal standards.

Indeed, some 31 million American kids participating in the federally supported National School Lunch Program have been getting more whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables in their diets — whether they like it or not.

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The Lunch Box is proud to support Root 4 Kids, a program created by Annie's in partnership with the National Farm to School Network that asks parents and schools to help one million kids dig and plant veggies through harvest 2011.

This fall Congress will reauthorize funding for the critical local programs that support healthy children, schools and communities, including School Breakfast Programs, National School Lunch Programs, WIC Programs and Farm to School Pprograms that support healthy children, schools and communities, including School Breakfast Programs, National School Lunch Programs, WIC Programs and Farm to School PPrograms, National School Lunch Programs, WIC Programs and Farm to School PPrograms, WIC Programs and Farm to School PPrograms and Farm to School ProgramsPrograms.

I spoke this morning with Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree's office and was pleased to learn that she has now submitted her sign - on letter to USDA with the signatures of 41 Congressional representatives, all of whom support the request expressed in our Change.org petition that USDA ban all use of Lean Beef Trimmings, aka «pink slime» in ground beef destined for the National School Lunch Program.

And I'm keenly aware of the problem of childhood hunger, which is why I've been an advocate for five years working to support and improve the National School Lunch Program, which serves almost 32 million kids a day, 21 million of whom are economically disadvantaged.

PTAs and similar organizations originally pushed for the creation of the National School Lunch Program, and they continue to support improvements in school meals and sSchool Lunch Program, and they continue to support improvements in school meals and sschool meals and snacks.

The National School Lunch Program served 31.6 million children in fiscal year 2012, in part through $ 11.6 billion in federal supports.

I call upon all Americans to join the dedicated individuals who administer the National School Lunch Program in appropriate activities that support the health and well - being of our Nation's children.

SchoolInsight provides full - featured software to support schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

The Act includes funding to support Farm to School programs: schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program will receive an extra 5 cents per day when at least one component of a reimbursable breakfast or lunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy Schooschools that participate in the National School Lunch Program will receive an extra 5 cents per day when at least one component of a reimbursable breakfast or lunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy SchoolsLunch Program will receive an extra 5 cents per day when at least one component of a reimbursable breakfast or lunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy Schoolslunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy SchoolsSchools Act.

These fact sheets share research demonstrating the role that the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program play in supporting obesity prevention, overall student health and academic achievement.

National School Lunch Program: The 2018 budget request would support approximately 5.4 billion lunches and snacks served to 31 million children in the National School Lunch Program.

President Obama called upon, «all Americans to join the dedicated individuals who administer the National School Lunch Program in appropriate activities that support the health and well - being of our Nation's children.»