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BACK TO SCHOOL - National School Lunch Program
Healthy Ways for Children
English - August 16, 2019 14:00 - 29 minutes - 26.3 MBFitness Health & Fitness fitness children childhood obesity kimberly nix kids under construction exercise healthy obesity nutrition cooking Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This federally assistend meal program was established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1946. Since them millions of familys benefit from this option on a daily basis. Several systems are in place to offer healthy options and feed children during the day. The USDA provides strict guidelines which makes sure schools prepare a balance of fruits, vegetables, dairy and good portion size to help growing children.