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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Sodium Reduction Tips from School Food Service Directors

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The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in over 100,000 public and nonprofit schools and residential child care institutions. It provides low cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day. …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

2015 Dietary Guidelines and What they Mean for Schools

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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide science-based recommendations that are used in the development of federal nutrition policies and programs, including the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. The first guidelines were published in 1980 and are reviewed and …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

The Importance of Lean Protein in Children’s Diets


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Why is protein important?

Protein is one of the three macronutrients, types of foods we need in large amounts, alongside fat and carbohydrates, in order to maintain a healthy diet.  Protein helps our body repair itself and build muscle.  Foods …

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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