St. Croix Falls School District - School Nutrition Standards Education

Below are several informational videos on the USDA Nutrition Standards and healthier food options in school lunch programs.

Food and Nutrition Service published the final rule titled, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals and other USDA child nutrition programs (CNP), as well as advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security. The changes are based on a comprehensive review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, robust stakeholder input on the CNP meal patterns, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings.

School Nutrition Standards Overview

Elementary School Meals are Great

Middle School Meals are Great

High School Meals are Great

Nutrition Standards - Added Sugars

Nutrition Education

School Meals: Small Changes, Big Difference
Updated standards are raising the bar for nutrition to help kids grow up healthier.
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Top Things To Know About School Meals
School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! Nutritious school meals are an investment in our children’s futures, and we all share the common goal of helping them reach their full potential.
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Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Updated School Meal Standards: working towards a common goal of healthy children and helping them reach their full potential.
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Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
School meals will continue to include fruits and vegetables, emphasize whole grains, and give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. For the first time, schools will focus on products with less added sugar, especially in school breakfast.
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How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! To take school meals to the next level, USDA is updating the school nutrition standards after considering recommendations from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and listening to a diverse range of voices with experience in child nutrition and health.
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Stronger with School Breakfast Infographic
This one-page infographic highlights the benefits of school breakfast based on the findings from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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Ten Reasons to Support Nutritious School Meals
School meals are one of the most important tools for ensuring children have access to healthy and nutritious food. USDA strengthened school meal standards in 2012. Research on the impact of these changes emphasizes why we must support nutritious school meals.
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Updated Nutrition Standards Posed Challenges but Achieved Underlying Goals
Findings are from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, which provides information about a broad array of topics, including the food and nutrient content of school meals, the costs of school meals, the food environments in schools, and the contribution of school meals to children’s overall diets.
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School Meals Are More Nutritious After Updated Nutrition Standards
Findings are from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, which provides information about a broad array of topics, including the food and nutrient content of school meals, the costs of school meals, the food environments in schools, and the contribution of school meals to children’s overall diets.
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Progress Toward Implementing Updated Nutrition Standards
Findings are from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, which provides information about a broad array of topics, including the food and nutrient content of school meals, the costs of school meals, the food environments in schools, and the contribution of school meals to children’s overall diets.
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