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Children in public schools all over America are offered free or reduced priced lunch. Many public schools have a menu and only offer one choice of food for lunch. Other public schools give a couple options for their students to select from. Researchers have examined and concluded children in cafeterias select foods that contain more saturated fat and energy than recommended by the Institute of Medicine. The food intake of these children do not met the School Meals Initiative (SMI) standards or the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations. Children met SMI and IOM recommendations for protein, calcium, iron, and vitamin A, however. In this research it was concluded that with a few exceptions, energy selection is similar among groups of children, but their plate waste differs, making the intake of certain groups of students differ. Children's selections were saturated in fat and, based on IOM criteria, had an excess in energy. Although many children are meeting the SMI and IOM recommendations, they are still eating fairly unhealthy and malnourished meals. The selections public schools are offering their children are not healthy enough to get rid of excess energy or get rid of a highly saturated fat intake.

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