Criterion 1. The Nutrient Targets and Meal Supplies will be reliable with
current dietary leadership and nutrition endorsements to promote health—as
exemplified by the Nutritional Guidelines for Americans and the Nutritional Reference
Intakes—with the final goals of refining children’s diets by reducing the
prevalence of insufficient and excessive intakes of food, nutrients, and calories.
Criterion 2. The Nutrient Targets and Meal Supplies will be considered on
the basis of age-grade collections that are consistent with the current age-gender
categories used for stipulating reference standards and with widely used school
grade configurations.
Criterion 3. The Nutrient Targets and Meal Supplies will result in the popularization
of the menu preparation and nursing procedures, and they will be compatible
with the growth of menus that are practical to fix and serve
and that offer nourishing foods and drinks that appeal to students of diverse
cultural backgrounds.
Criterion 4. The Nutrient Targets and Meal Supplies will be sensitive to
program costs and school managerial concerns.
