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Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions (2008)
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. "Appendix M Estimation of Cost of Food for One Week's Menu:Example for Elementary School Level." Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions

TABLE M-1 Example Estimation of Cost of Food for Menus for 5 Days at the Elementary School Level

Day of Week and Food Component

Food

Portion Size (grams)

Number of Reimbursable Servings

Food Cost ($) per Pound in 1996–1997*

Food Cost ($) per Serving in 1996–1997*

Monday (245 reimbursable meals served)

 

 

 

 

 

Milk

Milk, cow’s, fluid, 1% fat

244.0

55

0.29

0.156

Milk

Milk, cow’s, fluid, skim or nonfat

245.0

13

0.29

0.157

Milk

Milk, chocolate, low-fat milk based

249.6

177

0.30

0.165

Fruit/vegetable

Applesauce, stewed apples, with sugar

95.6

82

0.38

0.080

Fruit/vegetable

Peach, cooked or canned, in light or medium syrup

94.1

21

0.59

0.122

Fruit/vegetable

Orange juice, canned/bottled/carton, unsweetened

249.0

95

0.44

0.242

Fruit/vegetable

Hash brown patties (school service)

54.0

245

0.43

0.051

Combination entrée

Burrito with beans and cheese (school service)

150.3

63

1.13

0.374

Meat/meat alternate

Pork sausage, fresh, bulk, patty or link, cooked

56.0

182

1.72

0.212

Bread/grain

French toast sticks (school service)

113.4

146

1.30

0.325

Other

Cheese, mozzarella, part skim (including low fat)

28.4

150

1.90

0.119

Condiments

Tomato catsup

30.0

233

0.71

0.047

Toppings or spreads

Pancake syrup, nfs

59.1

143

0.49

0.064

Average cost of meal served

 

 

 

 

0.947

Tuesday (244 reimbursable meals served)

 

 

 

 

 

Milk

Milk, cow’s, fluid, 1% fat

244.0

44

0.29

0.156

Milk

Milk, cow’s, fluid, skim or nonfat

245.0

14

0.29

0.157

Milk

Milk, chocolate, low-fat milk based

249.6

185

0.30

0.165

Fruit/vegetable

Applesauce, stewed apples, with sugar

95.6

57

0.38

0.080

Fruit/vegetable

Pear, cooked or canned, in light syrup

93.4

81

0.64

0.132

Fruit/vegetable

Celery, raw (include celery, nfs)

24.8

106

0.40

0.022

Fruit/vegetable

Carrots, raw

24.4

106

1.06

0.057

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Summary (1-14)
1 Introduction (15-34)
2 The Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements: Description and Topics Relevant to Their Revision (35-54)
3 Working Principles and Criteria for the Committee's Approach to Proposing Revisions (55-60)
4 Food and Nutrient Needs of Schoolchildren (61-88)
5 Proposed Planning Model for Establishing Nutrition Standards for School Meals (89-104)
6 Proposed Phase II Analyses: Sensitivity Analysis, Cost Implications, and Market Effects (105-114)
7 References (115-124)
Appendix A Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary (125-130)
Appendix B A Selection of Laws and Regulations Governing the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (131-134)
Appendix C Comparison of 1995 and 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (135-138)
Appendix D July 2008 Workshop Agenda (139-142)
Appendix E Critical Issues for Consideration by the Committee (143-148)
Appendix F Selected Evaluations of School Meal Programs (149-152)
Appendix G Current Standards for Food-Based Menu Planning Approach (153-158)
Appendix H Current Standards for Nutrient-Based Menu Planning Approach (159-160)
Appendix I Data Sources and Study Methodology: SNDA-III and 2008 Diet Quality Report (161-164)
Appendix J MyPyramid Calorie Levels and Food Intake Patterns (165-166)
Appendix K Dietary Reference Intakes for Individuals Ages 4 Through 18 Years, Including Those Who Are Pregnant or Lactating (167-174)
Appendix L MyPyramid Food Intake Pattern Compared with Meal Requirements for the NSLP (175-176)
Appendix M Estimation of Cost of Food for One Week's Menu:Example for Elementary School Level (177-182)