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Setting Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods and Beverages
Available on School Campuses During the School Day
This portion of our site will be updated soon. In the meantime, the materials
provided here may still be used by local educational agencies in building on
their existing local wellness policies.
CDC also has a number of resources to
assist local educational agencies in designing,
implementing and promoting
elements of local wellness
policies, which are available on
the
CDC site.
To the extent practicable, local educational agencies
should look to these resources
to assist them in adding
additional elements to their
existing local wellness
policies.
Students' lifelong eating habits are greatly influenced by the types of foods and beverages available in their daily environment. In addition to ensuring that reimbursable school meals meet program requirements and nutrition standards, schools must also establish standards or guidelines to address all foods and beverages sold or served to students, including those available outside of the school meal programs.
Sample Policy Language
The following are samples of policy areas to consider while setting nutrition standards for all available foods and beverages on school campus during the school day. Policies should focus on guidelines for maximizing nutritional value by decreasing fat and added sugars, increasing nutrition density and moderating portion size of each individual food or beverage sold within the school environment. The following policy areas are adapted from USDA's Changing the Scene.
- The school district sets guidelines for foods and beverages in a la carte sales in the food service program on school campuses.
- The school district sets guidelines for foods and beverages sold in vending machines, snack bars, school stores, and concession stands on school campuses.
- The school district sets guidelines for foods and beverages sold as part of school-sponsored fundraising activities.
- The school district sets guidelines for refreshments served at parties, celebrations, and meetings during the school day.
- The school district makes decisions on these guidelines based on nutrition goals, not on profit making.
Examples of Existing State and School District Policies Regarding
Nutrition Guidelines for foods and beverages
Resources and Implementation Tools
The following links are resources, programs, and curricula related to nutrition guidelines.
- Resources from government agencies
- Resources from non-governmental organizations
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