Browsing by Author "United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service."

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    Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Section 204: Local School Wellness Policies. 5-Year Technical Assistance and Guidance Plan
    (United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, 2011-09-20)
    This document provides a 5-year technical assistance and guidance plan for schools to implement, locally, the federal requirements detailed by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-296, Section 204). The guidance plan details the difference between the 2004 requirements (as described by the Child Nutrition WIC Reauthorization Act) and the 2010 requirements (as described by HHFKA). This document sets the 5-year implementation period from March 2011-Fall 2014.
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    Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
    (United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service., 2012-01-26)
    "Effective March 26, 2012, this final rule updates the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to align them with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This rule requires most schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat fluid milk in school meals; reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in meals; and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie requirements. These improvements to the school meal programs, largely based on recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, are expected to enhance the diet and health of school children, and help mitigate the childhood obesity trend. (From the document summary)"
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    Summary of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (by program)
    (United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service., 2011-02-03)
    This document summarizes the major provisions of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296). Specifically, it looks at the statute section by section in order to clarify the statute's impact on school meal programs around the country.