Sugar in Breakfasts: Producing Nutritious Meals for Schools

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Houston Independent School District (ISD) Nutritional Services is an organization charged with the responsibility of creating nutritious menus that are largely acceptable. Following mounting concerns by parents in Houston about the sugar content in school breakfasts, decisive action needed to be taken. Therefore, Houston ISD felt compelled to look closely at the content and source of sugar in the breakfast items (Lengyel et al., 2015). In light of the prevailing circumstances, the organization resolved to publish an article geared toward expressing their viewpoint about the sugar content in their menus. They also intended to shed more light on the challenges they faced in the execution of their mandate as well as the efforts they were making to realize their goals.
In their assertions, Houston ISD begins by noting that they adhere to a strict code of rules provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the HHFKA act. This is an act that instituted nutritional standards and the patterns to be followed in schools. They also give a synopsis of the same alongside insights on the components that a healthy diet should include. Their sentiments are informed by certified dietary guidelines and recommendations. Houston ISD has also outlined the challenges they face in their quest to minimize sugar quantities in the meals they serve. They have also given a perspective of the concerted efforts they have undertaken to reduce sugar content in their breakfasts.
Houston ISD has alluded to the rather disturbing fact that federal standards do not have clear-cut guidelines on sugar content in school breakfasts. The guidelines, for instance, restrict fat while failing to give a requirement for proteins (Lengyel et al., 2015). Consequently, this has result...