Provides at least one serving of fruit, vegetable, and/or whole grains or non-fat/low-fat dairy products and meets the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Must also meet all of the following criteria:
≤200 calories per portion as packaged
No more than 35 percent of total calories from fat
<10 percent of total calories from saturated fat
Zero trans fat (less than or equal to 0.5 grams per serving
≤35 percent of calories from total sugars, except for yogurt with no more than 30 grams of total sugars, per 8 oz portion as packaged
Sodium content of 400 mg or less per portion as packaged
Rationale
Foods in this category are considered Tier 1 foods according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines and are consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Nutrition Standards for Food in Schools uses sodium content of 200 mg or less per portion as packaged. For NEMS-V, we chose to follow the recommendations of the Nutrition Advisory Committee of Iowan’s Healthy Kids Act (2008) using 400 mg (600 mg for entrée) or less per portion as packaged to begin with and then transitioning to 200 mg (480 mg for entrée) due to market limitations.
Yellow
Does not provide at least one serving of fruit, vegetable, and/or whole grains or non-fat/low-fat dairy products, but also does meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Must also meet all of the following criteria:
≤200 calories per portion as packaged
No more than 35 percent of total calories from fat
<10 percent of total calories from saturated fat
Zero trans fat (less than or equal to 0.5 grams per serving
≤35 percent or less of calories from total sugars
Sodium content of 400 mg or less per portion as packaged
Rationale
Food in this category are considered Tier 2 foods according to the IOM guidelines and are consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Nutrition Standards for Food in Schools uses sodium content of 200 mg or less per portion as packaged. For NEMS-V, we chose to follow the recommendations of the Nutrition Advisory Committee of Iowan’s Healthy Kids Act (2008) using 400 mg (600 mg for entrée) or less per portion as packaged to begin with and then transitioning to 200 mg (480 mg for entrée) due to market limitations.
