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School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children (2010)
Food and Nutrition Board (FNB)

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. "8 Food Cost Implications and Market Effects." School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children

TABLE 8-2 School Lunch Program: Current Requirements Compared to Recommendations for a 5-Day School Week^a

Grade Levels	Current Requirements: Traditional Food-Based Approach			Current Requirements: Enhanced Food-Based Approach			Recommendations
Grade Levels	K–3^b	4–12^b	7–12^c^,^d	K–3^b^,^d	K–6^b	7–12	K–5	6–8	9–12
Fruit (cups)	2.5^e	3.75^e	3.75^e	3.75^e	4.25^g	5^e	2.5	2.5	5
Vegetable (cups)							3.75	3.75	5
Dark Green	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.5	0.5	0.5
Orange	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.5	0.5	0.5
Legumes	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.5	0.5	0.5
Starchy	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	1	1	1
Other	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	1.25	1.25	2.5
Grain/Bread (oz eq)	8 (min1/day)^f	8 (min 1/day)^f	10 (min 1/day)^f	10 (min 1/day)^f	12 (min 1/day)^f	15 (min 1/day)^f	9–10^h	9–10^h	12–13^h
Meat/Meat Alternates (oz eq)	7.5	10	15	7.5	10	10	8–10	9–10	10–12
Milk (cups)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
NOTES: min = minimum; NS = not specified; oz eq = ounce equivalents. ^aRequirements and recommendations are for meals as offered for a 5-day school week. ^bMinimum portion sizes. ^cRecommended portion sizes under the Traditional Food-Based Menu planning approach. ^dOptional grade configuration. ^eTwo or more servings of fruit, vegetables, or both a day. ^fMust be enriched or whole grain. ^gTwo or more servings of fruit, vegetables, or both a day, plus an extra half-cup over the 5-day school week. ^hAt least half of which must be whole grain-rich (i.e., meet the criteria in Box 7-1). SOURCE: USDA/FNS, 2000a.