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Free and Reduced Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Act began in 1946. This program provides low-income students with a free or reduced-cost lunch. -
IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT
This act ensures that students receive nutritious meals at school. Without healthy food, students lack the energy their body needs to think well and feel well. Secondly, the act is important because it helps fight both malnutrition and obesity. Without the proper nutrients and calories in a diet, a student may become malnourished, which will affect his or her growth and learning. Also, many students might otherwise choose foods that have a lot of sugar and fat, and this can lead to obesity. -
Breakfast Program
Began as a pilot project in 1966 under the Child Nutrition Act and was made permanent in 1975. Provides low-income students with a free or reduced-price healthy breakfast. Ensures that students start their day by eating a nutritious meal, which helps them do better in school throughout the day. -
Milk Program
Began in Chicago on June 4, 1940, as part of a federally subsidized program, and it was made part of the Child Nutrition Act in 1966. This program provided low-income children with an inexpensive or free half-pint of milk in order to ensure adequate calcium intake. -
Summer Lunch Program
Summer lunches began in 1968 as an amendment to the National Lunch Act, and in 1975, it became its own separate program. It offers students a healthy meal during the summer when they are not covered by the school lunch program. -
Child and Adult Care Food Program
It began in 1968 as Child Care Food Program and was made permanent in 1978. In 1987, the elderly in adult day care centers were added to the program, and in 1990 the name was changed to what it is today. This program provides healthy meals and snacks to adults and children in non-school settings. This ensures that adults in day care centers and children in afterschool care and emergency shelters are getting proper nutrition. -
Department of Defense Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program
The pilot program began in 1995, and as of 2013, it had expanded to 46 states. It is an effort to combat obesity by offering school children the option of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. These are foods they may not otherwise get at home. -
SOURCES
1) fns.usda.gov
2) en.wikipedia.org
3) nutritionnc.com/snp/historyc.htm