Requirements for national school lunch program

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. At the request of U. Department of Agriculture USDA , the Institute of Medicine assembled a committee to recommend updates and revisions to the school lunch and breakfast programs.

Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions. Phase II of the report is expected in Fall This first report provides information about the committee's approach as it reviews the school lunch and breakfast programs.

In the report's second part, the committee will share its findings and recommendations to bring these meals more in line with today's dietary guidelines. The committee welcomes public comments about its intended approach. An open forum will be held January 28, in Washington, DC to receive input from the public. This study was supported by Contract No. Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

IOM Institute of Medicine. Pennsylvania served more than million school lunches during the school year. These healthy meals help enhance our children's readiness to learn. How does it work? The NSLP is a federal and state reimbursement program for each meal served that meets federal requirements.

All NSLP sponsors are required to offer free and reduced-price lunches to eligible children. Sponsors are entitled to receive USDA commodities for each lunch they serve. The variety of commodities sponsors may receive depends on product availability and market prices.

Who may participate? Any public school, intermediate unit, charter school, area vocational technical or career technology school, public residential child care institution, and tax exempt non-public school or residential child care institution may apply to be an NSLP sponsor. USDA's non-discrimination regulation 7 CFR 15b and the regulations governing NSLP and the School Breakfast Program mandate that substitutions to the regular meal must be made for children who are unable to eat school meals because of their disabilities when that need is certified by a licensed physician.

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