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The diet above had about 4 ounces of grains and half
上述飲食大約含4盎司谷物，它們中半數
of them were whole grains, assuming that the items
是全谷類，即這些東西事實上
were in fact made from whole grains.There were
是從全谷物制成的，飲食中包括
approximately one and half cups of vegetables and
大約一量杯半的蔬菜和
about one cup of fruit.In addition the child in
大約一量杯水果，此外，例子中那個孩子
our example consumed over 2 cups of skim milk,
攝入了超過2量杯的脫脂牛奶
2 ounces of meat and 40 minutes of activity.
2盎司的肉，并進行了40分鐘的活動
In our example the child chose to eat all of the foods
在這個例子中，這個孩子吃了所有給他
offered and their diet wouldn't be too bad.By eating
準備的食物，這份飲食不算很差，通過吃
breakfast and lunch at school the child would have
學校的早餐和午餐，這個孩子會吃到
consumed foods from every food group.In addition
每一個食物組中的食物，此外
most children also eat at least one other snack and
多數孩子在家還會至少吃一個別的零食
supper at home.Given all this the child in our
和一頓晚餐，綜合上訴因素，例子中的孩子
example would have been able to meet each goal
將能夠達到每一個食物組設定的
for every food group.However, the example given
每一個目標，可是，給出的例子顯示的
is showing an ideal day where most children would
畢竟是理想狀態的一天，多數孩子很有可能
likely fall somewhere just below this ideal goal for
在某處達不到這個為食物選擇設定的
food choices.As mentioned the whole grain cereal,
理想目標，剛才已經提到了，全谷麥片
the wheat bread, the green peas, the mandarin oranges,
小麥面包，青豆，蜜橘
the skim milk and the ham are choices that are more
脫脂牛奶以及火腿，是更靠近金字塔
toward the base of the pyramid while a muffin,
基底的選擇，相比之下，小松餅
a cookie, fruit juice and potatoes may be more
餅干，果汁和土豆可能更加靠近
towards the tip of the pyramid.Earlier we talked
金字塔的塔尖，早些時候，我們談到了
about how childhood obesity is soaring and how
兒童肥胖的數量是如何猛增的，以及兒童
children's diets do not typically meet all the food
的飲食是根本沒有響應食物指南金字塔的
guide pyramid recommendations.The point of
所有推薦的，我們活動的重點在于
our activity was to show that school lunch is definitely
告訴大家學校的午餐其實并不應當
not solely to blame for the serious problem.As you
成為這個嚴重問題的替罪羊，因為你看到了
saw our example school lunch provided some
我們的例子中學校午餐提供了一些
whole grains, fruits and vegetables. The activity also
全谷物，水果和蔬菜，這個活動同時也
showed you how complex it is to plan a meal that
告訴大家準備一餐飯是多么復雜的程序
meets all those specific requirements.School lunch
要滿足所有具體的要求，學校的午餐
is not a terrible thing that is causing childhood
并不是洪水猛獸，它并沒有造成兒童時期的
obesity.The obesity issue is a complex issue that
肥胖，顯然，肥胖問題是一個復雜的問題
obviously has many factors.Some of these factors
有許多因素共同導致了它，其中一些因素包括
include the activity level of the children, genetics,
兒童的運動水平，遺傳
family lifestyle, competitive foods, fast food,
家庭生活方式，競爭性食品，快餐
television advertisements, nutrition education,
電視廣告，營養教育
school lunch and examples set by role models.
學校午餐，以及行為榜樣的示范作用
As you can see many variables affect the health status
你可以看到，有許多變量在影響著我們國家
of our nation's children but think about this:
兒童的健康狀況，但請再想一想:
the national school lunch program provides lunch
國家學校午餐計劃在每個上學日為
to more than 31 million children each school day.
超過三千一百萬孩子提供午餐
Schools reach over 95 percent of all children between
學校會接觸并影響到5到17歲之間所有孩子中
the ages of 5 and 17. Obviously meals at school
超過95%的孩子，顯然，學校的飲食
play a critical role in developing children's eating
又在兒童飲食方式的養成中扮演了相當重要的
patterns.They provide one half to one third of many
角色，他們所提供的占到許多學生每日
students' daily nutritional needs.It just makes sense
營養需求的三分之一到一半，因此，采用
to use the national school lunch program as a means
國家學校午餐計劃是有意義的，這種方式能夠
to show America's youth what a balanced nutritional
告訴美國的年輕人一頓營養均衡的用餐究竟
meal looks like and what a perfect opportunity to reach
是怎樣的，這是多么好的一個機遇
the greatest number of America's youth at one time
可以讓最多數量的美國年輕人同時參與
by teaching them nutrition education in the classroom
在教室和餐廳對他們進行
and in the cafeteria while encouraging
營養教育，同時鼓勵他們進行
physical activity.
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