WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STARCH ITEMS ON MOST SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS?
The American Diet has been re-evaluated over the past years and it has been found that we eat far more protein and fat than necessary. U.S. dietary goals state that Americans should eat about 60% of their calories as complex carbohydrates. In line with this and the United States Department of Agriculture regulations, our menus offer the recommended amounts of protein, fruits, vegetables and grains. Please note: With children who are active it is very important to fill their diet with a good supply of complex carbohydrate. If there is an inadequate supply of these foods in the body and the child is very active, the body will begin to use up protein that the body has stored in place of the complex carbohydrate. That protein is muscle tissue.
