Local school wellness policies (i.e., wellness policies) provide an opportunity to create and support a healthy school environment, promote student health, and reduce childhood obesity. Because they are required for all school districts participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs including the National School Lunch Program and the School…

The goal of the Offer Versus Serve (OVS) option in the Healthy School Meals Initiative is to minimize plate waste and to encourage more food choices in school meal programs. This manual was designed for child nutrition programs as a tool in helping them meet the Healthy School Meals Initiative, in particular to assist them in identifying a…

Representatives of school foodservice programs, the food industry, and the USDA met to hear the final report of a study made to examine the effectiveness of school lunch programs in New Jersey. (Author)

The 1992 "Best Practices" award winners for exemplary accomplishments in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are recognized and described in this booklet. The information provided can be used as a tool to implement the dietary guidelines and achieve the Year 2000 nutrition objectives. The programs are listed under the…

In 1994, Congress passed the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act, requiring that Child Nutrition Programs comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and meet nutrient standards. In 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued new regulations to define how the Dietary Guidelines would be applied to school meals, called the…

Describes initiatives in New York State to meet student nutrition needs, including the Statewide Training Network for School Food Service Workers and the Nutrition Comes Alive in the Cafeteria program. Emphasizes the role of local boards of education in supporting better nutrition in school lunch and breakfast programs. (FMW)

The National School Lunch Program is designed to safeguard schoolchild health by improving and/or maintaining levels of nutrition, and strengthen the agricultural economy by stimulating food demand. The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined whether the program is meeting its legislative objectives and analyzed available information on what is…

In this document, the author traces the history of, explains the revisions to, and points up the political issues involved in the National School Lunch Act of 1964 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The author cites research that establishes the adverse effect of malnutrition on the learning process, outlines basic concepts for nutrition…

This publication reports the considerations of a subcommittee to which was referred H.R. Bill 1139 to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 in order to extend and revise the food service program. The bill would extend through 1982 three child nutrition programs whose authorizations are expiring at the end of…

Today's school food services programs in New York State's schools are a massive undertaking entailing the expenditure of $260 million in federal, state, and local funds each year. To assist schools in this substantial enterprise, this revised handbook presents rules and recommendations on responsibilities of the board, types of food services,…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food service management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) the bibliography--a complete citation…

Intended for the use of food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food service management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) subject index--a listing according…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…