School meals initiative for healthy children
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The school meals initiative for healthy children is an initiative undertaken by the United States
] Food and Nutrition Service
to revise and update the nutrition standards of school meals and bring them into compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and to assure that school children have access to healthful nutritious meals that taste good. It includes efforts to improve the quality of commodities provided to schools and provide training and technical assistance.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
] Food and Nutrition Service
Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture , was established on August 8, 1969. FNS is the federal agency responsible for administering the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance programs...
to revise and update the nutrition standards of school meals and bring them into compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and to assure that school children have access to healthful nutritious meals that taste good. It includes efforts to improve the quality of commodities provided to schools and provide training and technical assistance.