SCHOOL NUTRITIONAND CHILDREN -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1CHILD NUTRITION AND THE SCHOOL SETTING:HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY,UNITED STATES SENATE,110TH CONGRESS,MARCH 6, 2007∗ -- CHILD NUTRITION AND THE SCHOOL SETTING -- STATEMENT OF HON. TOM HARKIN,A U.S. SENATOR FROM IOWA, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY -- STATEMENT OF HON. RICHARD G. LUGAR,A U.S. SENATOR FROM INDIANA -- STATEMENT OF HON. KEN SALAZAR,A U.S. SENATOR FROM COLORADO -- STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT P. CASEY, JR.,A U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA -- STATEMENT OF HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS,A U.S. SENATOR FROM GEORGIA -- STATEMENT OF JANEY THORNTON,CHILD NUTRITION DIRECTOR, HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT,ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY -- STATEMENT OF TERESA NECE, DIRECTOR, FOOD AND NUTRITION,DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DES MOINES, IOWA -- STATEMENT OF SUSAN K. NEELY, PRESIDENT AND CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER, AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION,WASHINGTON,DC -- STATEMENT OF MARY LOU HENNRICH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP, PORTLAND, OREGON -- STATEMENT OF KELLY BROWNELL, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR,RUDD CENTER FOR FOOD POLICY AND OBESITY,YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT -- APPENDIX -- DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD -- Chapter 2CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESFOR IMPROVING SCHOOL NUTRITION:HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEEON EDUCATION AND LABOR,U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,110TH CONGRESS,MARCH 4, 2008∗ -- TUESDAY,MARCH 4, 2008U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABORWASHINGTON,DC -- Prepared Statement of Hon. George Miller, Chairman, Committee onEducation and Labor -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Senior Republican,Committee on Education and Labor -- STATEMENT OF MARY HILL, PRESIDENT,SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION -- Prepared Statement of Mary Hill, President, School Nutrition Association.

United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service -- Food Groups to Encourage -- Nutrients without Current Regulatory Benchmarks -- STATEMENT OF KATHLEEN CORRIGAN, DIRECTOR,FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES,MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT -- Prepared Statement of Kathleen A. Corrigan, MBA, RD, Director, Food andNutrition Services, Mt. Diablo Unified School District -- STATEMENT OF KENNETH HECHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,CALIFORNIA FOOD POLICY ADVOCATES -- Prepared Statement of Kenneth Hecht, California Food Policy Advocates -- STATEMENT OF KATE HOUSTON, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY,FOOD, NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES,U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Kate J. Houston,Deputy Under Secretary, Food,Nutrition, and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture -- STATEMENT OF PENNY PARHAM, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR,DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION,MIAMI-DADE COUNTYPUBLIC SCHOOLS -- Prepared Statement of Penny Parham, Administrative Director, Departmentof Food and Nutrition, Miami-Dade County -- STATEMENT OF DORIS RIVAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,FOOD AND CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES, DALLAS INDEPENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICT -- Prepared Statement of Dora Rivas, Vice President, School NutritionAssociation -- Director of Child Nutrition, Dallas, TX -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Jason Altmire, a Representative in CongressFrom the State of Pennsylvania -- Prepared Statement of Hon. Lynn C. Woolsey, a Representative in CongressFrom the State of California -- Responses from Kathleen A. Corrigan, MBA, RD -- Written Responses from Kenneth Hecht -- Written Responses from Mary Hill -- USDA Response to Questions for the Record -- INDEX.