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Appendix L MyPyramid Food Intake Pattern Compared with Meal Requirements for the NSLP
Pages 175-176

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... Appendix L MyPyramid Food Intake Pattern Compared with Meal Requirements for the NSLP This appendix presents a table comparing the amounts of food specified by the MyPyramid food intake pattern with the current school meal requirements for a school lunch. The committee divided the total daily MyPyramid amounts for selected calorie levels by 3 since, by law, school lunch must provide one-third of a day's intake of calories and nutrients.
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... 1c N/S NA N/S NA Total fruit/veg (c/meal) 1⅔c ¾c 45% 1c 60% Dark green veg (c/wk)
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