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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–296 (text) (PDF)) is a federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2010. The law is part of the reauthorization of funding for child nutrition (see the original Child Nutrition Act).
28 lip 2020 · The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act changed nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program by requiring that schools serve more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat-free and/or low-fat milk more frequently and less starchy vegetables or foods high in sodium and trans fat.
13 gru 2010 · The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act recognizes the importance of school meals to the health and academic success of America’s children and gives school nutrition programs critical resources to bring more fresh produce, whole grains and low-fat dairy products into cafeterias.
In the early 2000s, making full use of the school lunch program to improve the health of millions of American school-age children seemed a distant vision. Political and practical barriers appeared insurmountable, and many key stakeholders lacked a common plan for how and what could be improved.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to healthy food for low-income children. The bill that reauthorizes these programs is often referred to by shorthand as the child nutrition reauthorization bill.
11 gru 2020 · On December 13th, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) into law, a monumental bill that strengthened nutrition standards for meals, snacks, and beverages provided through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, affecting 30 million children.
25 lip 2022 · The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federal program that provides free and reduced priced lunch to millions of low-income children in urban schools. Empirical research shows mixed results on the physical and nutritional health of urban students participating in the program.
