It looks and sounds like a diet for post heart attack geriatrics rather than a diet for growing children.
The menu from the better schools sounds good though! I wonder if any dressing is allowed on those salads?
The food in our county hospital has been muchly improved, though it's been several years since I last sampled it. I'd spend a few days there and GAIN weight if that says anything... They brought cherry cheesecake on the birthday I spent there, nice touch!
How else would Monsanto hit their soybean squeezins allowance that they worked out with the Feds in developing this guideline?