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Appendix C Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods Sold in Elementary, Middle, or High School Set by States
Pages 183-256

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From page 183...
... , and includes policies that limit the times or types of competitive foods available for sale in vending machines, cafeterias, school stores, and snack bars.
From page 184...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Alabama Elementary, Yes Less than 10% Not specified Not specified Middle, Daily Value of and High total fat Schools
From page 185...
... High Schools: after-school child • Have less than 30 g of 50% of selections in care programs. carbohydrate vending machines are The vending and • Have less than 360 mg to be noncarbonated snack food items of sodium water, fruit juices, milk in this recom• Contain 5% Daily products, teas and sports mendation shall Value (DV)
From page 186...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 187...
... health-safety/cnp/ HB2544/Arizo naNutritionStan dards.pdf. Prohibits access to N/A Prohibits in-school access Prohibits ac- None in-school vending to vending machines cess to machines offering food offering foods and in-school and beverages.
From page 188...
... N/A N/A N/A (cont.) and High However, Schools portion size and nutrient standards to be released at a later date.
From page 189...
... tive foods are sold. The standards require that at least 50% of the bever ages made available for sale in vending machines and school stores be 100% fruit juice, low-fat or fat-free milk and unflavored, unsweetened water.
From page 190...
... does not prohibit the sale of fruit, nonfried vegetables, legumes, bever ages, dairy products, or grain products if they meet the outlined nutritional standards. Nutritional standards apply in elementary schools for those individual food items sold during morning or afternoon breaks.
From page 191...
... sold dairy fruit juices or fruit-based items that do not Individual items that meet or whole drinks that are at least comply with the the standards may be sold grain food 50% fruit juice with no food nutrition during morning or after- items added sweeteners. standards as noon breaks.
From page 192...
... Not to ex- item's total calo- individual food (Beginning outside of ceed 250 calories ries may be from item. Not to ex July 1, a USDA per individual saturated fat.
From page 193...
... requirements. no later than vending machines, 30 minutes pupil stores, and before the cafeterias are not start of used sooner than the school 30 minutes after day and no the end of the sooner than school day.
From page 194...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 195...
... students in school vending machines. School district boards of educa tion were urged to adopt policies implementing a 50% threshold, meaning half of all vending ma chines shall offer healthy foods and beverages by the 2006-2007 school year.
From page 196...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 197...
... Portion sizes of beverages, other than water, shall not exceed 12 oz. No school food authority shall permit the sale or dispensing to students of extra food items (candy)
From page 198...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 199...
... time to eat breakfast and lunch; Foods sold in addition to meals be selected to promote healthful eating habits and exclude those foods of minimal nutritional value. No N/A None None None FMNV may be sold in N/A A school board may None State Board secondary schools only allow the sale of carbon- of Education one hour following the ated beverages to high requires district close of the last lunch school students by a school food serperiod.
From page 200...
... 00 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 201...
... The sale of food in all N/A N/A N/A Supplementary elementary and secondary food sale policy schools shall be limited indicates that only to the School Breakfast foods limited to Program, School Lunch the School BreakProgram, milk, water, fast Program, fruit and vegetable juice School Lunch containing at least 50% Program, milk, fruit and/or vegetable. water, fruit and vegetable juice containing at least 50% fruit and/or vegetable shall be sold to elementary students.
From page 202...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 203...
... Schools shall not No less 80% of beverage selec- Schools shall The sale of food permit the sale of other than 50% tions from each vending not permit in all secondary foods from the beginning fruit for machine at the schools the sale of schools shall be of the school day to the all fruit shall be "healthy bever- other foods limited to the end of the school day, juices. ages," defined as milk, from the be- School Breakfast except certain bever- flavored milk, water, and ginning of the Program, School ages through vending fruit juice containing at school day to Lunch Program, machines and supplemen- least 50% juice, or other the end of the milk, water, fruit tary food items.
From page 204...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Illinois Elementary Yes 35% 10% 35%
From page 205...
... , low-fat (1%) , or candy, potato non-fried vegetables, or nonfat fluid milk that chips, carbonated low-fat yogurt products; meets state and local beverages, fruit students may only be standards for pasteurized drinks containing served the following fluid milk; reduced fat less than 50% beverages: flavored or and enriched alternative fruit juice, tea, plain whole, reduced fat dairy beverages (i.e., rice, coffee and any (2%)
From page 206...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Illinois (cont.)
From page 207...
... that fruit and vegetable drinks contains less than 400 containing 50% or more calories and no added fruit or vegetable juice; sugars, and is made from water (non-flavored, non- fresh or frozen fruit or sweetened, and non-car- fruit drinks that contain bonated) ; fruit smoothie at least 50% fruit juice; (yogurt or ice based)
From page 208...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Indiana Elementary, No 30% for a "bet- 10% for a "bet- 35% for a "bet Middle, ter choice food" ter choice food" ter choice food" and High Schools Iowa Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools
From page 209...
... In the case of entrée items and side dish items, including french fries and onion rings, the food item available for sale may not exceed the portion of the same entrée item or side dish item that is served as part of the school lunch program or school breakfast program. A beverage item available for sale at a school or on school grounds may not exceed 20 oz.
From page 210...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 211...
...  APPENDIX C Additional restrictions on vending machine Max. calories from fat, saturated Restrictions fat, and on access sugar by Restrictions on beverages to vending Additional restrictions weight sold in vending machines machines Notes No N/A None None Legislation enacted in 2005 required the State Board of Education to develop nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages sold during the school day.
From page 212...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Kentucky Elementary, Yes Food items may 10% of calories 32% sugar by Middle, not contain more from saturated weight (includes and High than 30% of fat natural and Schools calories from to- added sugars)
From page 213...
... Portion trail mix, sizes for cookies shall not nuts, exceed one oz. Portion seeds, sizes for non-frozen yo- jerky, cegurt may not exceed eight real bars, oz and for frozen dessert granola items, including low-fat bars, or fat-free ice cream, pastries, frozen fruit juice bars and muffins, frozen real fruit items doughmay not exceed four oz.
From page 214...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Louisiana Elementary Yes 35%, with the N/A 30 g of sugar per Schools exception of un- serving.
From page 215...
... serts that utes after the day ends. schools if conces exceed Exceptions: milk, water, sions, canteens, 150 calo- and fruit juices that are snack bars, or ries per composed of 100% fruit vending machines serving or vegetable juice.
From page 216...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Louisiana Middle Yes 35%, with the N/A 30 g of sugar per (cont.)
From page 217...
... multiple lunch periods, conces sions, canteens, snack bars, vending machines or other food sales between lunch periods are allowed if the fol lowing guidelines are implemented: no food item shall be sold before the last 10 minutes of each lunch period, lunch periods shall be divided by a period of time so there is no interaction between students of different lunch periods, and students can't have access to competitive foods before the last 10 minutes of each lunch period. continued
From page 218...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Maine Elementary, Yes N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools Maryland Elementary, No; how- N/A N/A N/A Middle, ever, state and High prohibits Schools the sale of FMNV from 12:01 am until the end of the last lunch period any where in the school.
From page 219...
... This policy is prohibited. This policy the school day effectively eliminates all effectively eliminates all of a school parsodas, candy, gum, and sodas, candy, gum, and ticipating in the many high-calorie snack many high-calorie snack National School sales in vending machines sales in vending machines Lunch or Breakand school stores.
From page 220...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 221...
... No N/A None None None School food services may N/A None Although The state policy only sell those foods that not specific is a minimum are components of the to vending requirement; local approved federal meal machines, school boards are pattern being served, with state policy allowed to adopt the exception of milk. indicates that more restrictive A student may purchase no food is to policies.
From page 222...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 223...
... breakfast and/or The sale of any foods in lunch service until competition with the Na- 1/2 hr after meal tional School Lunch and service under any School Breakfast Program circumstances. is prohibited anywhere on The sale of any school/institution prem- foods in competiises during the period tion with the beginning 30 minutes National School prior to the serving pe- Lunch and School riod for breakfast and/or Breakfast Program lunch and lasting until 30 is prohibited minutes after the serving anywhere on of breakfast and/or lunch, school/instituunless all proceeds earned tion premises during these time periods during the period go to the school nutrition beginning 30 program.
From page 224...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Nevada Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools New Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Hampshire Middle, and High Schools New Jersey Elementary, Yes No more than 8 No more than 2 Not specified Middle, g of total fat per g of saturated fat and High serving, with the per serving Schools exception of nuts and seeds
From page 225...
... Prohibits the following See re- Beverages sold to students None School districts items from being sold in strictions cannot exceed 12 oz with must adopt a elementary, middle and under the exception of water school nutrition high schools: foods of competi- and 2% milk; servings of policy, and a year minimal nutritional value, tive foods. whole milk cannot exceed later, schools will all food and beverage 8 oz.
From page 226...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight New Mexico Elementary Yes N/A N/A N/A schools
From page 227...
... soy milk, or water. to students not be sold in Vending machines may in elementary vending machines not sell food products.
From page 228...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight New Mexico Middle Yes N/A N/A N/A (cont.)
From page 229...
... Nuts, seeds, cheese, no added sweeteners and are subject to the yogurt, and fruit may be no more that 125 calories following requiresold in vending machines per container and a ments: (i) Nuts, in middle schools at any serving size not to exceed seeds, cheese, time and are not subject 20 oz.
From page 230...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 231...
... is completed: following requirein vending machines in carbonated ments: (i) Nuts, high schools at any time soft drinks seeds, cheese, and are not subject to that are yogurt, and fruit the restrictions in item both sugar may be sold in (ii)
From page 232...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight New York Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools North Elementary Yes (see Not specified Not specified Not specified Carolina schools notes)
From page 233...
... elementary schools. is required to develop nutrition standards for school meals, à la carte food and beverage items and after-school snack program (all grades)
From page 234...
... (cont.) North Dakota Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools Ohio Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools Oklahoma Elementary, No; N/A N/A N/A Middle, however, and High elementary Schools school students cannot have access to FMNVs except on special occasions.
From page 235...
... Offering lunch periods proval of the local school offered of sugared carbonated in middle and board of education. in middle soft drinks in high school high schools and high vending machines cannot is prohibited.
From page 236...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Oregon Elementary, No (see N/A N/A N/A Middle, notes)
From page 237...
...  APPENDIX C Additional restrictions on vending machine Max. calories from fat, saturated Restrictions fat, and on access sugar by Restrictions on beverages to vending Additional restrictions weight sold in vending machines machines Notes No N/A None None If approved by a school board, FMNV may be sold outside the food service area during breakfast or lunch periods, and may be of fered in an offer vs serve program.
From page 238...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Rhode Island Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools
From page 239...
... individual sale; and (3) Individually sold enriched Individually sold enriched or fortified grain or grain or fortified grain or grain products or whole grain products or whole grain foods that contain no foods that contain no more than 30% calories more than 30% calories from fat, no more than from fat, no more than 10% total calories from 10% total calories from saturated fat, and no saturated fat, and no more than 7 g of total more than 7 g of total sugar per oz.
From page 240...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 241...
... responsible for as sessing, planning, implementing and monitoring school health policies and programs. The CSHAC is responsible for determining which snacks may be sold in vending machines in el ementary schools.
From page 242...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Tennessee Pre-K, Yes 35% excluding At or below 35% Elementary, nuts, seeds, and 10% and Middle nut butters.
From page 243...
... under alternative dairy bever- reimbursable Chips, cereals, crackers, "com- ages; 100% fruit juice; meal; however, french fries, baked goods, petitive non-flavored, non-sweet- the Board strongly and other snack items foods." ened, non-caffeinated recommends cannot contain more than water; and low-calorie that school meal 230 mg of sodium per non-carbonated beverages programs meet the serving. Pastas, meats, containing no additional standards.
From page 244...
... Schools also must abide by maxi mum portion sizes outlined in the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy.
From page 245...
... State policy prohibits An el- An elementary school An elemen- Portion size an elementary school ementary may not serve or provide tary school restrictions are campus from serv- school access to FMNV, all may not serve placed on certain ing competitive foods may not other forms of candy, or or provide food and beverage or FMNV to students serve or competitive foods at any access to items served or anywhere on school provide time, anywhere on school FMNV, all made available premises until the end of access to premises until the end of other forms to students, with the last scheduled class FMNV, the last scheduled class. of candy or the exception of (does not pertain to food all other competitive school meals.
From page 246...
... Middle Yes Schools and other Not specified Flavored or (Grades 6, vendors may not unflavored 7, 8) /Junior serve food items milks and other High containing more beverages may (Grades 7 than 28 g of fat contain no more and 8 or per serving size than 30 g total Grades 7, 8 more than twice sugar per 8 oz and 9)
From page 247...
... cereal, trail mix, Schools also must abide Competitive nuts, seeds, dried by maximum portion foods may fruit, jerky, pretsizes outlined in the Texas not be served zels, cookies/cePublic School Nutrition to students real bars, bakery Policy. anywhere on items, frozen des school cam- serts, ice cream, pus during pudding, gelatin, school meals.
From page 248...
... High Yes Schools and other Not specified Flavored or School vendors may not unflavored milks serve food items and other bever containing more ages, including than 28 g of fat those restricted per serving size as FMNV, may more than twice not contain more per week. By than 30 g total the 2006-2007 sugar per 8 oz school year, the serving.
From page 249...
... Begin- dards as not allow sale of FMNVs foods in food items served or ning in 2006-07 school previously or competitive foods in service areas made available year, schools should described. food service areas where where federal to students, with reduce the purchase of federal school meals are school meals the exception of any products containing served.
From page 250...
... 0 NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 251...
... 272 was enacted requiring the Department of Education to develop a model school fitness and nutrition policy, which includes a definition of nutri tious foods, nutri tional guidelines regarding foods sold or served by the food service program, vending machines, snack bars and school stores. Schools are not required to adopt model policy.
From page 252...
...  NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR FOODS IN SCHOOLS TABLE C-1 Continued Nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools (includes items sold à la carte, in school stores and/or vending machines) Does the state have nutritional standards for Max.
From page 253...
... the vending machines containing soft drinks. No N/A None None None continued
From page 254...
... % of sugar State Level foods? from fat fat by weight Wyoming Elementary, No N/A N/A N/A Middle, and High Schools aThe regulations for the Federal School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program do not prohibit the sale of foods in competition with reimbursable meals as long as those foods are not considered to be foods of minimal nutritional value.
From page 255...
...  APPENDIX C Additional restrictions on vending machine Max. calories from fat, saturated Restrictions fat, and on access sugar by Restrictions on beverages to vending Additional restrictions weight sold in vending machines machines Notes No N/A None None School districts can make their policies stricter.


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