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I'm not necessarily saying that the national school
我的意思并不是說國家學校午餐計劃
lunch program isn't currently doing this.I am
目前并沒有在做這樣的事情，我是在
confident in saying that there is room to improve
滿懷信心地說，對這個計劃而言
the national school lunch program.And I know that
仍有改進的空間，并且我知道
there is a need for educating the public on current
讓公眾了解目前的營養政策
nutrition policy.So let's look at how this program
也是必要的，那么，我們來看一下這個計劃
was started.The national school lunch act in 1946
是如何發起的 1946年國家學校午餐法案
created the modern school lunch program.
建立了現代學校午餐計劃
The national school lunch program is a federally
國家學校午餐計劃是一項由聯邦政府
assisted meal program operating in over 101 thousand
資助的膳食計劃，在超過十萬一千所
public and non-profit private schools. In 2009 it
公立學校和非營利型私立學校開展 2009
provided nutritionally balanced low cost or free lunches
年，每個在校日，它為超過三千一百萬兒童
to more than 31 million children each school day.
提供營養均衡的免費或廉價午餐
Since the program began more than 219 billion lunches
自計劃開始實施，共提供了超過兩千一百九十億
have been served.Federal, state, and local authorities
份午餐，聯邦，州，和地方政府
all play a role in administering and operating the
在這個計劃的管理運營中齊抓共管
program. The program works by allowing the schools that
這個計劃得以實施，是通過向參與這個午餐
take part in the lunch program to get cash subsidies
計劃的學校提供現金補助來實現的，除此
and donated commodities from the US department
美國農業部還為這些學校提供的每一餐
of agriculture for each meal they serve. In return
向它們提供捐贈商品，作為回報
they must serve lunches that meet federal requirements
這些學校必須提供滿足聯邦要求的午餐
and they must offer free or reduced price lunches to
并且，還要向符合條件的孩子提供免費的
eligible children.Children are eligible to free meals
或者降價的午餐，如果孩子的家庭收入達到
if their family has an income at or below 130 percent
貧困線的130%或更低，這個孩子就享有
of the poverty line.Children are eligible for reduced
獲得免費午餐的資格，如果一個孩子的家庭
price meals where they can be charged no more than
收入在貧困線的130%到185%之間，這個孩子
40 cents if their family has an income of between 130 and 185 percent
就可以獲得降價的午餐，每一餐飯
of the poverty level.Children whose families have an
不超過40美分，當一個孩子的
income above 185 percent of the poverty level pay
家庭收入超過了貧困線的185%
the full price which is set by the local school
他就只能吃全價的午餐了，這是當地學校的
authorities. But their meal service operation must
規定，但這些學校的餐飲服務運營必須是
run as a non-profit program.The USDA provides support
非營利性質的，美國農業部向那些參與
to schools participating in the National school lunch
國家學校午餐計劃的學校提供資助
program by giving cash reimbursement for each
對他們提供的每一份午餐進行
meal served.$2.72 for free lunches, $2.32 for reduced
現金償付，免費午餐償付2.72美元，降價
price lunches and 26 cents for paid lunches.Schools
午餐償付2.32美元，全價午餐26美分
also receive 20 cents of USDA foods for each meal
這些學校提供的每份餐也可以得到美國農業部
served.Schools can also get bonus USDA foods as
20美分的食品，它們還可以得到農業部食品
they are available from surplus agriculture stocks.
獎勵，因為農產品庫存是有盈余的
USDA has worked with schools to help promote
美國農業部與學校合作致力于促進
connections with local small farmers who may be able
當地小農間的聯系，這些農民也許能夠
to provide fresh produce.USDA may also assist
提供新鮮農產品，美國農業部同樣也幫助
schools with training for all school service staff and
學校來訓練所有學校的餐飲從業人員
with nutrition education for the children through team
以及通過營養專家團隊的方式對兒童進行營養
nutrition.The national school lunch program cost 9.8
教育 2009年，國家學校午餐計劃
billion dollars in 2009.So who are the stakeholders,
耗資98億美元，那么，誰是利益相關者呢?
meaning who does the national school lunch program
也就是說，這個計劃對誰產生了
affect.Well, first and most importantly is the
影響呢?那么，首先，也是最為重要的是
nutrition of our children and their health.Another
我們的孩子的營養和他們的健康，另一個
consideration is the cost to parents.Is an increase in
考慮則是父母的花費，花費的增加對于
cost worth an increase in the nutrition of the meals?
飲食營養的增加而言是值得的嗎?
