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School lunches get nutritional makeover
Margo G. Wootan, nutrition policy director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, said schools shouldn't wait for U.S. Department of Agriculture's final regulations to implement Institute of Medicine's sensible new school meal standards.
"The USDA should help schools work toward the new standards, so by the time they are required schools are already most of the way there," Wootan said in a statement. "When Congress reauthorizes child nutrition legislation, it also should give USDA and school districts the resources and support they need to make these healthier meals appeal even to the most finicky of young eaters."
The recommendations, which the Agriculture Department will write into regulations, will increase the amounts of fruits, vegetables and whole grains in school meals; reduce the content of sodium and trans fat; and ensure that the milk is low or no fat, Wootan said.
The changes will help address the biggest problems in children's diets and foster healthier eating habits, advocates said. However, the Institute of Medicine unfortunately didn't recommend limits on added sugars, Wootan said.
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This news arrived on: 10/21/2009
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10-27-2009 11:05
Richard Muse wrote:
Good food for our kids
Who in their right mind would suggest low fat or no fat milk for kids? Raw milk (non-pasteurized) is much, much healthier for kids. Low fat, pasteurized milk is about as nutritionally useless as the carton it comes in. The fat content of milk is very healthy (contrary to popular MYTH in the US) and pasteurization destroys all enzymes, vitamins and nutrients in the milk. The only people that profit from pasteurization are the people who sell milk because it stores for longer periods without spoiling after all of the beneficial bacteria has been destroyed. Do your homework people! Stop poisoning our kids!
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