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The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (79 P.L. 396, 60 Stat. 230) is a 1946 United States federal law that created the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools. [1]
In 2008, the Economic Research Service of the USDA issued a report titled "The National School Lunch Program: Backgrounds, Trends, and Issues", which reaffirmed that one of the main goals of the NSLP, as identified by Congress, is to "promote the health and well-being of the Nation's children". [28]
In FY 2011, federal spending totaled $10.1 billion for the National School Lunch Program. [3] The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act allows USDA, for the first time in 30 years, opportunity to make real reforms to the school lunch and breakfast programs by improving the critical nutrition and hunger safety net for millions of children. [4]
The National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs were put in place decades ago to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to students in need, according to the USDA.
Food and beverage giant Kraft Heinz, announced Tuesday that it would remove Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), which provides discounted or free meals to over 30 million low ...
The USDA set a rule banning schools from charging processing fees on school lunch accounts for low-income families. The rule is set to take effect in 2027.
One of the many FNS outreach programs, National School Lunch Program, has a focus on National School Lunch Week that runs mid October. [7] Culminating many activities geared towards children, there are marketing materials for parents, teachers, and School Nutrition Professionals on how to support children's food choices.
Consumer Reports said it "applauds" Kraft Heinz for removing Lunchables from the National School Lunch Program and is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to adopt stricter standards for ...