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In October of 2009 the institute of medicine released
2009年十月，医学研究所发布了
recommendations for the national school lunch program
为国家学校午餐计划制定的新推荐
to adopt a new set of standards for menu planning
为菜单设计制定了一系列新的标准
which will bring the school meals more in line with
这将会使得学校的餐饮更加符合
the latest dietary guidelines of 2005.The report
最新的2005年版膳食指南，这份报告
focuses on limiting sodium, saturated fat and trans-fat
聚焦于对钠，饱和脂肪和反式脂肪的限制
while encouraging unsaturated oils.The institute of
而同时建议食用不饱和脂肪油，医学研究所
medicine recommendations are as follows:
做出的推荐如下:
Maximum calorie levels for grades K through 5, 6
最大量卡路里供给K(幼儿园?)到五年级
through 8 and 9 through 12; to reduce sodium to
六到八年级，和九到十二年级，减少钠摄入
the target of 740 mg for lunch; to serve one cup of
达到每一午餐740毫克的目标，每日供给
fruit a day; to serve ? to 1 cup of vegetables a day;
一量杯水果，供给四分之三到一量杯蔬菜
and to three fourths less starchy vegetables while serving
每周供给含淀粉较少的蔬菜，以及供给
more green leafy vegetables, orange vegetables and
更多绿叶蔬菜，橙色蔬菜和
legumes per week; to make half or more of the grains
豆类蔬菜，一半或更多供给的谷物须是
whole grain; to serve one cup of one percent or non-fat
全谷类，每日午餐供给一量杯百分之一或
milk at lunch daily; and to serve 2 ounces of meat
全脱脂牛奶，多数时间供给2盎司肉
or meat alternatives on most days.The USDA is
或肉类替代品，目前，美国农业部正在
currently using the institute of medicine's report to
使用医学研究院的报告来
make revisions to the nutrient requirements of
修订学校餐饮的营养需求
school meals.Unfortunately, change takes time and
然而，改变仍需时间，这些改变
these changes will probably still take another year.
很可能还要再过一年才会发生
The farm to school program is encouraged as a way to
学校计划也倡导让农场参与进来
provide students with exposure to fresh fruits and
为学生们提供当地土生土长的新鲜水果
vegetables grown locally.This is also beneficial
和蔬菜，这对地方经济也是
to the local economy.Those who purchase local foods
大有裨益的，采购当地食物的那些人
must ensure an open market approach and that products
必须保证市场渠道公开，并且产品的
are produced and handled safely.This program is
生产流通安全可靠，这个计划由农业部
encouraged by the USDA but it isn't as simple as
倡导发起，但它并不像听起来的那样简单
it sounds, since it has many rules and regulations.
因为其中涉及到许多政策法规
Also, it is difficult for a local farmer to supply a
并且，要让一个当地农民为一个较大的学校
larger school with the quantities they need.It may
提供所有他们需要的量也是不容易的，与
work better with smaller schools. School garden produce
小一些的学校合作效果更佳，学校的菜园种植
can be used as well.Some schools in Northeast Iowa
也可以利用起来，爱荷华州东北部一些学校
have school gardens that supply their school with
有自己的菜园，可以提供给学校
a variety of vegetables for the salad bar.
沙拉吧台所需的各种蔬菜
Schools report a 3 to 16 percent increase in school meal
一些学校报告称，在农场的新鲜食品进来之后
participation when farm fresh food is served bringing
加入学校餐饮的人增加了3%到16%，也给
more school lunch funds to the school.So what are
学校带来了更多的午餐经费，那么
some possible outcomes that are likely to occur as
在学校采纳了对自身餐饮食品所作的
schools adopt stricter nutrition requirements for foods
更加严格的营养要求之后，有可能产生
made available at school.Here are a few positive
什么样的后果呢?下面是一些积极的
outcomes.Kids may start developing a taste for
后果，孩子们开始对更加健康的食品
healthier foods.Children may have improved health,
有所青睐了，儿童的健康
nutrition and overall wellness, both physically and
营养和整体素质都得到了改善，无论是身体
mentally.Children may have better behavior and
还是心理方面，他们在学校表现得更好了
focus in schools.And we could even see a reverse
更加专注了，我们甚至也能看到肥胖的影响
in the obesity epidemic.
开始转变
