USDA Foods in Schools Additional Resources

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Recipes

Technical Assistance

	Dietary Guidelines for Americans The DGAs are the cornerstone of federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. They are jointly issued and updated every 5 years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS).
	Healthy Eating Index The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal dietary guidance
	MyPlate Food Guidance System translates nutritional recommendations into the kinds and amounts of food to eat each day.