Ezolimo UNobhala uTom Vilsack namuhla umemezele ukuthi ngaphansi kwamazinga amasha we-USDA “ama-Smart Snacks in School” okunomsoco, abafundi baseMelika bazonikezwa izinketho zokudla okunempilo phakathi nosuku lwesikole.
“Akukho okubaluleke ukwedlula impilo nenhlalakahle yezingane zethu,” kusho uNobhala uVilsack. "Abazali nezikole basebenza kanzima ukunikeza izingane zethu ithuba lokuthi zikhule ziphilile futhi ziqine, futhi ukuhlinzeka ngezinketho ezinempilo kuzo zonke izindawo zokudlela ezisesikoleni, imishini yokuthengisa, nezindawo zokudla okulula kuzoxhasa imizamo yabo emikhulu."
The Umthetho Wezingane Ophephile, Olambile-ka-2010 kudinga i-USDA ukuthi isungule amazinga okudla okunomsoco kukho konke ukudla okuthengiswa ezikoleni - ngaphezu kwezinhlelo zokudla ezisekelwa nguhulumeni. Izindinganiso zokudla okunomsoco “okungahle kudliwe eSikoleni”, ezizoshicilelwa kuleli sonto kwiFederal Register, zibonisa ukucatshangelwa nokucatshangelwa kwe-USDA kumazwana acishe abe ngu-250,000 atholwe kulesi siphakamiso ekuqaleni konyaka.
“Ama-Smart Snacks Esikoleni” alinganisela ngokucophelela imihlahlandlela yokudla okunesayensi nezixazululo ezisebenzayo nezishintshashintshayo zokukhuthaza ukudla okunempilo ekhampasi, ukudweba izincomo ezivela ku-Institute of Medicine namazinga akhona wokuzithandela asevele esetshenziswa yizinkulungwane zezikole ezweni lonke, kanye ukudla okunempilo neziphuzo okunikezwayo osekuvele kukhona emakethe.
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I-USDA video kuma-Smart Snacks emazingeni eSikoleIzici ezigqamile zamazinga wokudla okuyi- "Smart Snacks in School" afaka:
- Ukudla okuningi okufanele sikukhuthaze. Njengokudla okusha kwesikole, amazinga adinga ukudla okunempilo, okusanhlamvu okuphelele, ubisi olunamafutha amancane, izithelo, imifino kanye namaprotheni anciphile.
- Okuncane kokudla okufanele sikugweme. Izinto zokudla ziphansi kumafutha, ushukela, ne-sodium futhi zinikeza izakhamzimba eziningi ezidingwa yizingane.
- Amazinga aqondisiwe. Ukuvumela ukuhluka ngeqembu lobudala ngezinto ezifana nosayizi wengxenye nokuqukethwe kwe-caffeine.
- Ukuvumelana nezimo kwamasiko abalulekile. Ukulondoloza ikhono labazali lokuthumela izingane zabo esikoleni ngamadina okuzenzela noma ukuphatha imicimbi efana namaphathi okuzalwa, amaholide neminye imikhosi; nokuvumela izikole ukuthi ziqhubeke namasiko afana nabaxhasi bezimali kanye nokubhaka ukuthengisa.
- Isikhathi esanele sokuqalisa. Izikole nezinkampani zokudla neziphuzo zizoba nonyaka wonke wesikole ukwenza izinguquko ezidingekayo, kanti i-USDA izohlinzeka ngoqeqesho nosizo lobuchwepheshe kuzo zonke izindlela.
- Ukulinganiselwa okunengqondo kokuthi izindinganiso zisebenza nini futhi kuphi. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amazinga athinta kuphela ukudla okuthengiswa ekolishi lesikole phakathi nosuku lwesikole. Ukudla okuthengiswa emicimbini yezemidlalo yangemuva kwesikole noma eminye imisebenzi ngeke kuhambisane nalezi zidingo.
- Ukuvumelana nezimo kwemiphakathi yombuso neyasendaweni. Ukuvumela ukuzimela okubalulekile kwasendaweni nokwesifunda ngokumisa kuphela izidingo eziphansi zezikole. Izizwe nezikole ezinamazinga aqinile kunalokhu okuphakanyiswayo zizokwazi ukugcina izinqubomgomo zazo.
I-USDA igxile ekwenzeni ngcono ukudla okunomsoco kwezingane nokunikeza imindeni amandla okwenza izinqumo zokudla okunempilo ngokunikeza ulwazi nezeluleko ezisuselwa kusayensi, ngenkathi yandisa ukutholakala kokudla okunempilo.
Izitshudeni zaseMelika manje zinezidlo ezinempilo futhi ezinomsoco ezikoleni ngenxa yezindinganiso ezithuthukisiwe zokudla okunempilo ezisetshenzisiwe ngenxa yomlando we-Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act ka-2010.
- Uphawu lwe-USDA's MyPlate kanye nezinsizakusebenza ku-SelectMyPlate.gov zinikeza amathuluzi asheshayo, alula wokukhomba kubazali, othisha, ochwepheshe bezempilo kanye nemiphakathi.
- I-USDA yethule uhlelo olusha lwama- $ 5 million lweFarm to School grant ngo-2012 ukukhulisa inani lokudla okunempilo, kwasendaweni ezikoleni.
- I-USDA inikeze izigidi ezingama- $ 5.2 ezibonelelweni zokuhlinzeka ngoqeqesho nosizo lobuchwepheshe kubasebenzi bokudla kokudla kwezingane kanye nokuxhasa izinhlelo ezinamandla zemfundo yokudla kwezikole.
Ngokubambisana lezi zinqubomgomo nezenzo zizosiza ukulwa nendlala nokukhuluphala kwezingane futhi kuthuthukise impilo nokudla kwezingane zesizwe; okusemqoka kakhulu ku-Obama Administration. Umthetho wokugcina wesikhashana omenyezelwe namuhla uyinto ebalulekile kwiNkosikazi kaMongameli kaMichelle Obama ethi Masishukume! isinyathelo sokulwa nenselelo yokukhuluphala kwengane.