School Meals : Building Blocks for Healthy Children.

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Foundation for Revising Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements -- 3 Schoolchildren's Food and Nutrient Intakes and Related Health Concerns -- 4 Process for Developing the Nutrient Targets -- 5 Process for Developing the Meal Requirements -- 6 Iterations-Achieving the Best Balance of Nutrition, Student Acceptance, Practicality, and Cost -- 7 Recommendations for Nutrient Targets and Meal Requirements for School Meals -- 8 Food Cost Implications and Market Effects -- 9 Projected Impact of the Recommended Nutrient Targets and Meal Requirements -- 10 Implementation, Evaluation, and Research -- 11 References -- Appendix A: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Critical Issues for Consideration by the Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, as Submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- Appendix D: January 2009 Workshop Agenda and Summary of Public Comments -- Appendix E: Standards for the Current Food- and Nutrient-Based Menu Planning Approaches -- Appendix F: Data Used to Calculate Estimated Energy Requirements -- Appendix G: Data Tables Containing Examples of New SNDA-III Analyses -- Appendix H: Uses of MyPyramid Food Groups and the MyPyramid Spreadsheet -- Appendix I: Dietary Intake Data and Calculation of the Target Median Intake for Iron -- Appendix J: Target Median Intake (TMI) Tables -- Appendix K: Use of the School Meals Menu Analysis Program -- Appendix L: Baseline Menus -- Appendix M: Sample Menus -- Appendix N: Evidence Considered Related to the Definition for Whole Grain-Rich Foods -- Appendix O: Comparison of Recommended Nutrient Targets to Various Nutrition Standards for School-Aged Children.

Appendix P: Comparison of Dietary Guidelines for Americans with Recommended Meal Requirements -- Appendix Q: Regulations Related to the Sodium Content of Foods Labeled "Healthy".

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