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Subject: USDA finalizes nutrition standards for competitive foods in schools
Today, USDA finalized the national school nutrition standards for vending, a la carte, school stores, and other foods sold outside the school meal programs (see attached). Combined with the improvements in school lunches, all foods and beverages sold in schools will need to meet healthy nutrition standards.
Thank you to all the NANA members and other partners who helped make this possible over the last decade – laying the groundwork by passing state and local policies, getting cosponsors for the Harkin bill, passing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, helping to generate hundreds of thousands of comments on the proposed standards, etc. We wouldn't be here without you.
We hope you will share this wonderful news with your members and followers. Below are model Facebook posts and tweets. We also want to share a new infographic<http://www.healthyschoolfoodsnow.org/snack-facts-raising-the-bar-for-nutrition-standards-in-schools/> (also attached) from the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, which supports the updated nutrition standards.
Also, please join us for our next tweetchat to discuss healthy snacks, including in schools. It’s this Friday, June 28 at 1 PM EDT. Be sure to follow @MomsRising, @CSPI, and the hashtag #FoodFri to participate.
Model Tweets
* Good news! @USDANutrition just finalized strong stnds 4 snacks/bevs sold in schools through vending, a la carte, etc. #SchoolFoodsRule
* New @USDA school nutrition stnds set sensible limits on calories, salt, sugar & fat 4 foods & healthier beverage stnds #SchoolFoodsRule
* Under new @USDA nutrition standards, companies can’t just fortify junk foods and qualify them as healthy for schools! #SchoolFoodsRule
* New #Infographic demonstrates the need 4 strong nutrition standards for #schoolsnacks. #schoolfoodsrule http://bit.ly/11VYlci
* Why do #schoolsnacks matter? New #infographic explains how these foods affect kids’ diets and health. http://bit.ly/11VYlci
Facebook Posts
* Great news! Today USDA finalized strong nutrition standards for school snacks and beverages. Starting next school year, children will be protected from the sugar drinks and junk food that tempt them through school vending machines, a la carte lines in cafeterias, and school stores and snack bars. SHARE if you are as excited as we are! (PHOTO ATTACHED)
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* Many students currently attend schools where unhealthy snack options are available every day. That's why USDA's updated nutrition standards for foods sold through vending machines, school stores, & a la carte lines are so important! With roughly 1 in 3 young people overweight or obese, it’s time to make sure all school foods are healthy. (INFOGRAPHIC ATTACHED)
Margo G. Wootan, D.Sc.
Director, Nutrition Policy
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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(See attached file: KSHF--School-snack-food-standards-v3.jpg)(See attached file: girl at vending machine.jpg) (See attached file: Interim_Final_Rule.docx)
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