Dietary Guidelines revision kicks off

May 5, 2022

The federal government began the process of revising the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by releasing a draft set of scientific questions,  and public comments will be taken until May 16. UEP will file comments, as …

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UEP: School breakfasts should have protein

April 7, 2022

School breakfasts should all offer a protein food, as recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, UEP said in comments filed with the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). FNS is preparing to write new regulations …

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Vilsack details nutrition security measures

March 24, 2022

In a speech at Columbia University, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack laid out a vision of nutrition security and the Agriculture Department’s actions to promote the concept. Vilsack contrasted nutrition security to food security, which …

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