358 R Q&A
What is the National School Lunch program? - (correct answer)What is the National
School Lunch?
-Federally assisted meal program
-Aims to provide nutritionally balanced low cost or free lunches
-Serves more than 30 million children / day
history of the school lunch program - (correct answer)history of the school lunch
program :
-first act passed in 1946
-allocated funds for food and equipment
-commodity food
-Premise : safeguard the health, well being of the Nations Children
-Amended in 1952 and 1962
-Dealt mostly with funding inequities
Current Participation - (correct answer)Current Participation :
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Average daily participation :
- National School Lunch Program:
- nearly 10.000 schools / institutions serve school lunches to 30 million students.
Program Administration - (correct answer)Program Administration :
- Food and nutrition Services- which is part of the USDA - at the federal level
-By state education agencies at state levels
-allows for cash subsides and free commodity foods .
nutrition requirements for NSLP - (correct answer)nutrition requirements for NSLP :
, -school lunches must provide 1/3 of the day's RDA for :
-calcium, iron , vitamin A , vitamin C protein and calories
-No more than 30% of the calories from fat and < 10% from saturated fat ( over the
course of weeK)
Trans fat Restrictions - (correct answer)Trans fat Restrictions :
-Nutritional label of manufactures specifications must specify 0g trans fat / serving
-naturally occurring trans fat excluded :
beef , lamb , dairy products
free and reduces price lunches - (correct answer)free and reduces price lunches
-families with incomes at or below 130% of the poverty level are eligible for free lunches
-families with incomes at 130% to 185% of the poverty level are eligible for reduced
price meals , cost no more than 0.404
requirement for program - (correct answer)requirement for program
-to be in the school lunch program , the meal service at a school must be a " non-profit "
program
-school set price locally for full price lunch
reimbursement rates - (correct answer)reimbursement rates of NSLP:
-depend upon
-number of students in school enrolled in a school lunch program
-rates higher if greater than 60% of students enrolled in the program
-location:
rates higher in hawaii and alaska
programs cost NSLP - (correct answer)programs cost NSLP:
What is the National School Lunch program? - (correct answer)What is the National
School Lunch?
-Federally assisted meal program
-Aims to provide nutritionally balanced low cost or free lunches
-Serves more than 30 million children / day
history of the school lunch program - (correct answer)history of the school lunch
program :
-first act passed in 1946
-allocated funds for food and equipment
-commodity food
-Premise : safeguard the health, well being of the Nations Children
-Amended in 1952 and 1962
-Dealt mostly with funding inequities
Current Participation - (correct answer)Current Participation :
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Average daily participation :
- National School Lunch Program:
- nearly 10.000 schools / institutions serve school lunches to 30 million students.
Program Administration - (correct answer)Program Administration :
- Food and nutrition Services- which is part of the USDA - at the federal level
-By state education agencies at state levels
-allows for cash subsides and free commodity foods .
nutrition requirements for NSLP - (correct answer)nutrition requirements for NSLP :
, -school lunches must provide 1/3 of the day's RDA for :
-calcium, iron , vitamin A , vitamin C protein and calories
-No more than 30% of the calories from fat and < 10% from saturated fat ( over the
course of weeK)
Trans fat Restrictions - (correct answer)Trans fat Restrictions :
-Nutritional label of manufactures specifications must specify 0g trans fat / serving
-naturally occurring trans fat excluded :
beef , lamb , dairy products
free and reduces price lunches - (correct answer)free and reduces price lunches
-families with incomes at or below 130% of the poverty level are eligible for free lunches
-families with incomes at 130% to 185% of the poverty level are eligible for reduced
price meals , cost no more than 0.404
requirement for program - (correct answer)requirement for program
-to be in the school lunch program , the meal service at a school must be a " non-profit "
program
-school set price locally for full price lunch
reimbursement rates - (correct answer)reimbursement rates of NSLP:
-depend upon
-number of students in school enrolled in a school lunch program
-rates higher if greater than 60% of students enrolled in the program
-location:
rates higher in hawaii and alaska
programs cost NSLP - (correct answer)programs cost NSLP:
