Nutrition standards for foods in schools : leading the way toward healthier youth /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
Other Authors:	Stallings, Virginia A., Yaktine, Ann L.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007]
Subjects:	School children > Nutrition > Government policy > United States. School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc. > United States > Management. Nutrition policy > United States. Food Services > organization & administration > United States. Nutrition Policy > United States. Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena > United States. Food > standards > United States. Nutritional Requirements > United States. Schools > organization & administration > United States.
Online Access:	http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309103835 Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Committee task and guiding principles
Nutrition-related health concerns, dietary intakes, and eating behaviors of children and adolescents
The school environment
Foods and beverages sold outside the school meal program: federal, state, local, and industry initiatives
Recommended standards and actions for competitive foods in schools
Next steps.