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In addition, the law set new nutrition standards for schools, and allocated $4.5 billion for their implementation. [1] The new nutrition standards were a centerpiece of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to combat childhood obesity. [2] In FY 2011, federal spending totaled $10.1 billion for the National School Lunch Program. [3]
Nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program were updated in 2012. [10] This update in nutritional standards was funded through a federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama; The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 funds free lunch programs in public schools for the next five ...
The standards unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are part of President Joe Biden's broader effort to combat diet-related disease such as childhood obesity. "We all share the goal of ...
By the end of its first year, the National School Lunch Program had helped 7.1 million children. [14] However, from the start, the program linked children's nutrition to the priorities of agricultural and food interests, and to the agenda of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). [12]
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) is a United States federal law signed on October 11, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.The Act was created as a result of the "years of cumulative successful experience under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to help meet the nutritional needs of children."
Proper nutrition is crucial for a child’s health and development, but a new study found that 60% of baby foods don’t meet nutritional standards. humanmade/Getty Images
The USDA's first nutrition guidelines were published in 1894 by Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater as a farmers' bulletin. [1] [2] In Atwater's 1904 publication titled Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food, he advocated variety, proportionality and moderation; measuring calories; and an efficient, affordable diet that focused on nutrient-rich foods and less fat, sugar and starch.
The MyPlate initiative, based on the recommendations of the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and produced by the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, is a nutrition education program directed at the general public, providing a guide to "finding healthy eating solutions to fit your lifestyle."