Yogurt Information from FCS

[Tanya Andrea Balekian]

 Vernice Christian,
   Your article on the yogurt you sent was great information I will be
sure to look in the "What's New" section to ptrint that out.
     Tanya B.

On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Vernice Christian wrote:


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>  The USDA's Food and Consumer Service issues the following response 

>  regarding yogurt

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>  A new regulation to be published in the Federal Register, Thursday, March 

>  6, 1997 allows for the use of yogurt as a meat alternate in schools, and 

>  all other Child Nutrition programs.  The traditional meal pattern already 

>  allows for the use of cheese, eggs, dried beans or peas, and nut and seed 

>  butters as meat alternates.  The new regulation simply adds yogurt to that 

>  list.  It adds a new protein option for schools.  There is no requirement 

>  that the schools use yogurt, and this is not an effort by USDA to 

>  eliminate meat from the Child Nutrition programs.    

>  

>  This regulation allows yogurt as a meat alternate in all Child Nutrition 

>  Programs including the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food 

>  Service Program, and the National School Lunch Program. Contact your State or 

>  Regional Child Nutrition Director for any additional questions.

>  

>  The Healthy School Meals Resource System will provide the "Summary" from 

>  the final regulation when it is published.  

>  Look for it and this informational piece in the "What's New" section:

>  http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov:8001

> 

> posted by ............. 

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