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Jun 26, 2012
Updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight, according to a health impact assessment by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Health Impact Project. More info| Summary | Type |
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West Salem School District: A School Food Success StoryThe West Salem School District, located in rural, west-central Wisconsin, houses the elementary, middle, and high schools on one campus. The district has made considerable progress in its long-term efforts toward robust nutrition standards. More info |
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Tools to Improve School MealsThe meals schools serve to students are an important source of nutrients kids need to grow, learn and succeed. Yet many schools don’t have the necessary tools to prepare safe and healthy meals. More info |
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Today's Menu: A high school's hearty and healthy lunch
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Submit Your Comments to USDA Today!For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S Department of Agriculture is updating nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools. This proposed rule complements USDA’s standards for school meals, which took effect this school year. More info |
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Student Chef Discusses Transforming the Future of School FoodThis year schools all across the country will have access to healthier school meals in their cafeteria. We chatted with student chefs from Denver, CO about healthy school meals and eating. More info |
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Snack Foods and Beverages in SchoolsEighty percent of American voters favor national nutrition standards that would limit calories, fat, and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in U.S. schools. More info |
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Snack Facts:View this infographic by Pew's Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project to learn more facts about school snacks. More info |
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Sizing Up Snack FoodsWith research indicating that the majority of snack foods and beverages sold in schools are high in calories, fat, and sugar, this graphic compares what is currently available to students with healthier options. More info |
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Serving Up School Meals that Make the GradeThe nutrition standards for school meals have not been updated for more than 15 years. In 2009, the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences set forth recommendations for making school meals healthier. More info |
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Serving Up Safe and Healthy LunchEach school day, cafeteria staff in the West New York, NJ, School District prepare safe and healthy meals that meet high nutrition standards for thousands of students. More info |
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School Meals Get Healthier: Students and Experts ReactNutrition standards for school meals were last updated in January 2012—the first update since 1995. As a result, students are seeing more fruits, vegetables and whole grains on the menu, as well as less saturated fat and sodium. More info |
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School Food Success StoriesSchools across the country are making big changes in the cafeteria this year as a result of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated nutrition standards for school meals. Learn how these five school districts are providing healthier meal options for students. More info |
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Replacing Deep-Fat FryersTake an inside look at how kitchen equipment can impact a school’s ability to serve healthy meals as we take a tour of a school in Clay County, Kentucky. More info |
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Replacing Deep Fat FryersThe Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project conducted a pilot survey among food service directors in three states (Georgia, Kentucky and Wisconsin), finding that schools lack the resources and equipment to provide healthy school food to students. More info |
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Out of Balance: A Look at Snack Foods in Secondary Schools across the StatesHow healthy are the snack foods sold in secondary schools via vending machines, school stores and snack bars? A recent report on unhealthy snack foods published by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project—a collaboration between The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—suggests the issue could be more than bite-sized. More info |
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Students at Sherwood High School in Montgomery County, MD enjoy a variety of filling lunch options every day.
Erik Olson
Senior Director, Food Portfolio
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Jessica Donze Black
Director, Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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