Healthful diets help children grow, develop, and do well in school. They enable people of all ages to work productively and feel their best.--- U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nutrition and Your Health, 2000.
Nutrition and Food Services include food services and other available foods and snacks offered at school. Nutritionally balanced meals and snacks based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans should be provided as school. All students should have affordable access to varied and nutritious foods. Adequate time to eat should be a priority, because it promotes the establishment of healthy food practices. Students who are hungry or who do not get a balanced diet will be less attentive in the classroom. A healthy diet for students and staff promotes goo health and well-being and can help reduce the occurrence of chronic disease.---Maine Department of Education and State Department of Human Services, January 2002.
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