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Nutritional
Policy - Maine and Federal
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This page has
links to nutritional information and legislation in Maine and from the Federal
Government
Maine
www.maine.gov/education/sfs/comfood.htm
This site defines competitive foods and how they can and can not be sold in our
school community.
www.maine.gov/education/sfs/leg.htm
This site lists categories of foods considered to have minimal nutritional value
in our school meal programs.
www.maine.gov.education/chapter51%/20version%201.13-05.htm
If you want to view the legislative changes happening right now this site is
it! It includes state regulations pertaining to the National School Lunch
Program, and all meal programs in Maine.
www.maine-nutrition.org
This site offers information for everyone in the "school community". Here
teachers can learn how to implement nutrition education into their curriculum,
apply for funding and grants, learn to use Maine foods and help local farmers,
find out about the 5 to 9 program and see what other schools in Maine are doing
to involve nutrition education. Awesome Site!
Federal
This section
addresses the federal nutritional guidelines and regulations. PL 103-488 (Child
Nutrition Act of 1966) and PL 108-265 Amendments to National School Lunch Act
&Child Nutrition Act of 1966) are only a sample of legislation found in the
following web sites. Besides finding up to date federal and state legislation
you can also find sample policies to encourage healthy eating.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/96852/2.asp
Appendix D-U.S. Public Law 103-448. 103d Cong., 2 Nov. 1994. Child Nutrition Act
of 1966. This site also has many fast response surveys dealing with nutrition
and other educational issues.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/vending.htm
You
will see legislation specific to vending machines in schools at the state level
for 2005. This site also has the four states that enacted laws in 2004 regarding
vending machines in schools. You are also provided with the 2003 legislative
session, in which two states enacted laws regarding vending machines in schools.
http://pasaorg.tripod.com/nutrition/legislation.html
Parents
Advocating
School
Accountability is a quick hit web site that
organizes national and state legislation about student nutrition from the past
two years. There is a wide variety of information displayed in an easy to use
format.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
This site: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, School Meals, provides Public Law
108-265 plus information about the National School Lunch Program. Other areas of
interest include Summer Food Service Program, Evaluation of the USDA Fruit and
Vegetable Pilot Program, and the Special Milk Program.
http://www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/healthy_eating.html
Healthy Schools provides sample policies to encourage healthy eating. These
policies are designed for state, school district or school level use. Topics:
Purpose and Goals, Nutritional Education, The Food Service Program, Other Food
Choices at School, Services For Nutrition-Related Health Problems.
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