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Give Healthy a Chance

Give Healthy a Chance. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010. New Meal Pattern Requirements. There are five required food components at lunch. USDA revised calorie , saturated fat, and sodium standards for each of the age/grade groups.

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Give Healthy a Chance

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  1. Give Healthy a Chance The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010

  2. New Meal Pattern Requirements • There are five required food components at lunch. • USDA revised calorie, saturated fat, and sodium standards for each of the age/grade groups. • Multiple lines must make all required food components available to all students on a weekly basis. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  3. Menu Components of a Reimbursable Meal Food component means one of the five food groups which comprise reimbursable meals at lunch. • Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) • Fruits (F) • Vegetables (V) • Grains (G) • Fluid Milk The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  4. Review: Age/Grade Groups Schools must plan menus using age/grade groups. These groups reflect predominant school grade configurations and are consistent with the IOM’s Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) groupings. • Grades K-5 • Grades 6-8 • Grades 9-12 The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  5. Review: Nutrition Standards • Fruits and Vegetables must be offered daily. • New requirements substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods. • Only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties can be offered in the school nutrition program. • New standards limit calories based on the age of children. • USDA is increasing the focus on reducing saturated fat, trans fats, and sodium in school meals. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  6. Calorie Range—Lunch Meal The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  7. Meat/Meat Alternate—Lunch The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  8. Fruit Component • Fruits and vegetables are now separate food components in the school lunch and breakfast programs. • Fruits prepared without added solid fats, sugars, refined starches, and sodium supply important nutrients that are under-consumed by school children in the United States (including potassium and dietary fiber) with relatively little calories. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  9. Fruit Component—Lunch The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  10. Vegetable Component—Lunch The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  11. Grains Component—Lunch The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  12. Milk Component—Lunch Meal The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

  13. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act All I am saying, is give healthy a chance Reference New Meal Pattern Training Presentation (2012). National Food Service Management Institute.

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