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How many students are served school lunches every day in the USA?
31 million
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What is the name of the act that limited the amount of calories served for lunch?
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
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How much do reduced lunches cost?
$.40
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How can schools provide better lunch quantity so that students get enough energy for the day?
Snack programs, larger portions, longer lunch period
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What is Michelle Obama's attempt at fixing school lunches called?
Lets Move, MyPlate
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What is the USDA recommended sodium intake per day based on a 2000 calorie diet?
2300 mg
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Why is having a short lunch period bad?
Kids don't have enough time to eat
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How much do regular lunches cost?
$2.42
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How can the regulations put on school lunches be improved?
Have nutritionists create the regulations
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About how many children in the United States are overweight or obese?
About 1 in 4
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why are the requirements of school food not in the interest of the students?
The government puts regulations on school food and not a real nutritionist
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Based on regulations from Mrs. Obamas Lets Move program, what has increased and what has decreased in terms of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, carbohydrates, and proteins?
Increase: Vegetables, fruits, and whole grains Decrease: carbohydrates and proteins
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How much do lunches at Chaska cost?
$2.85
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What is one possible solution to the high prices of school lunches?
School garden or buy from local growers
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What percent of your diet should be carbohydrates?
Between 45% and 65%
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What is a reason kids need more food than what they are served now?
Helps with their ability to learn and if they have after school activities
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On average, how many reduced price lunches are sold a day?
2.5 million
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What can be done locally to improve the quality of the food served at school?
Find a better product producer
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What is the average calorie count for a school lunch?
850 calories
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How many milligrams of sodium does Mashed Potato bowl have?
995 mg
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How would a school snack program help with the quantity problem?
It could get around the regulations put on lunches while getting students more energy
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Approximately how many free lunches are sold a day?
19.2 million
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What is our suggested solution to make school lunches better?
Keep the price of lunches the same but raise the quality and quantity of the food
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How many grams of sodium is in one sub sandwich?
1037 grams of sodium