School Meals in Transition. Report Summary.

摘要

School foodservice programs face ongoing tradeoffs between meal cost, student participation, and nutrition quality. Changes mandated by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 strengthened nutritional standards for meals and competitive foods and set minimum levels for paid meal revenues, while new options allow more schools to offer free meals to all students at reduced administrative burden. Understanding how the changes have affected school food service programs will help policymakers develop and target assistance to food service programs facing greater challenges adjusting to the changes.