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Food for Thought - Nutrition Highlights Page
Student Nutrition in the News
- Institutes of Medicine - School Meal Recommendations
- Click here for the IOM Report "School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy
Children "Report Brief"
- Click here for the Report Recommendations.
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Click here for the IOM web site with copies of the complete report, report briefs, and summaries of the recommendations. A username
and password must be established to receive download the complete 356 page report at no cost.
- IOM - comparison of current meal pattern to recommended meal pattern
- IOM - Executive Summary
- California Obesity Prevention Plan
- "CA School Nutrition Still Top Priority," says California's
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.
- USDA and US Dept. of Health and Human Services are conducting meetings to update the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The final
recommendations will be released in the Fall 2010. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide guidance on nutrition programs like the
National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. You have an opportunity to provide your comments as indicated on the web site. You may also
read and listen to the previous meeting, testimonies from a variety of experts and comments from other citizens.
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm
- USA Today Reports on School Food Safety:Click here for article
Click here for SNA Talking Points
CSNA - a Partner in Education - Your Association's Position Papers
Poppy Seeds - Student Nutrition Related Articles
Recommended Nutrition Resource Links
Links pending
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