School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children by Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, and Christine L.

By Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, and Christine L. Taylor

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G. Changes in child health as a result of the new standards. CLOSING REMARKS The recommendations for Nutrient Targets and Meal Requirements lay the foundation for healthy school meals that are consistent with current dietary recommendations. The ultimate effect of improvements in program regulations that are based on these recommendations will depend on the effectiveness of a broad array of implementation strategies. These strategies will require the participation of stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels, including those in food production.

PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOFS Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. html SCHOOL MEALS: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN 2-8 DEFINING KEY PARAMETERS: AGE-GRADE GROUPS AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS Establishing Age-Grade Groups Establishing age-grade groups of schoolchildren was the first step in the formulation of the Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked the committee to recommend age-grade groups that reflect the stages of growth and development in children and adolescents.

PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOFS Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. html SCHOOL MEALS: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN 2-4 BOX 2-2 Criteria for the Nutrient Targets and Meal Requirements for the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program Criterion 1. The Nutrient Targets and Meal Requirements are consistent with current dietary guidance and nutrition recommendations to promote health—as exemplified by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Dietary Reference Intakes—with the ultimate goal of improving children’s diets by reducing the prevalence of inadequate and excessive intakes of food, nutrients, and calories.

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