Nutrition standards and meal requirements for national school lunch and breakfast programs, Phase I, Proposed approach for recommending revisions (National Academy Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-124)
The National School Breakfast Program feeds 10 million children each day, and the National School Lunch Program feeds more than 30 million students. Yet the national nutrition standards and meal requirements for these meals were created more than a decade ago, making them out of step with recent guidance about children's diets. With so many children receiving as much as 50 percent of their daily caloric intake from school meals, it is vital for schools to provide nutritious food alongside the best possible education for the success of their students ..