About School Food Standards
What food must be served with school meals every day?
What is Fruits and vegetables?
These two food groups must be served every day in school meals.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Good nutrition helps improve these three things that are important for learning.
What are focus, memory, and mood?
What can parents do to help make school food better?
What is talk to the school or join programs that support healthy food?
What can teachers do in the classroom to help students eat healthier?
What is include nutrition in lessons and be a good role model?
These school food rules help make sure meals include more healthy foods like
What are fruits, vegetables, and whole grains?
At least half of the grains served in school meals must be this type.
What are whole grains?
Hunger is linked to these two school challenges.
What are lower academic performance and more missed school days?
You can organize or attend these to talk with school leaders about food policies.
What are meetings with school leadership?
Encouraging these kinds of snacks helps promote healthy eating in the classroom.
What are healthy snacks?
Why were the school food guidelines created?
What is to support kids’ health and learning?
This type of milk is allowed in school meals.
What is low-fat or fat-free milk?
Students who eat healthy meals regularly tend to be more of this in class.
What is alert and engaged?
A great way to support healthy eating in classrooms is by starting one of these programs.
What is a healthy snack program?
Teachers can collaborate with this school staff to plan food-related activities.
What is the cafeteria staff?
Schools that follow food guidelines often get help from this government program.
What is the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)?
During meal times, schools must provide this drink to all students at no cost.
What is water?
These programs can help improve behavior and attention during morning classes.
What are school breakfast programs?
Volunteering with these programs helps connect kids to fresh, local foods.
What are farm-to-school or gardening programs?
Supporting these kinds of initiatives helps promote overall health and wellness across the school.
What are school-wide wellness initiatives?
School food guidelines limit these two things to make meals healthier.
What are sugar and salt?
School meals must meet portion sizes and calorie limits based on this factor.
What is the student’s grade level or age?
Healthy eating habits are linked to better performance on these.
What are test scores?
What is one way parents can help schools add healthier meals or snacks to the menu?
What is sharing healthy recipes and ideas with school staff?
What is one way teachers can use food as a teaching tool in the classroom?
What is using gardens, science experiments, or cultural lessons involving food?