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Doing the Math on School Lunch Guidelines
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

When we got the Easy Lunchbox System, we started thinking more about how our kid’s lunches were presented, and how many nutrients and calories were part of their lunch. For some reason, when we were using a host of different containers, we were fully aware of how many things were in the lunch, but didn’t often spend too much time thinking about the lunch as a collective whole. Now that we’re working on a new site feature for showcasing lunches using the Easy Lunchbox system, we’re also thinking more about the daily requirements, and how what we pack for lunch works within those recommendations. (more…)

Tags: calories, guidelines, iom
Posted in Dietary Guidelines, Education, Nutrition | 2 Comments »

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