On the recordMay 14, 1996
No, they would not. It should be clearly understood that the Secretary's guidelines are to recognize school food authorities' right to develop their own approach to complying with the dietary guidelines using their best judgment. This could mean using their current meal patterns, already designed alternatives, the options in current regulations, the 1994-95 meal pattern, or any other reasonable approach within the general bounds set by the Secretary. They could, for example, make adjustments to the food-based system in current regulations to better recognize children's preferences or control costs, or take suggestions from the Department's options to revise their own system. The bottom line is that the basic responsibility for developing reasonable approaches to meeting the dietary guidelines is with the school food authorities, with Federal guidance and oversight but not a panoply prescriptive rules or preset options.
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