{"id":14419,"date":"2019-11-07T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=14419"},"modified":"2019-10-31T09:58:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:58:45","slug":"soy-based-tempeh-options-in-school-lunches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/soy-based-tempeh-options-in-school-lunches\/","title":{"rendered":"Soy-based Tempeh Options in School Lunches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tofurky-tempeh-cake-organic-soy-package-v22519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14420\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Kavitha Shankar, VRG volunteer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Department of Agriculture\u2019s\nFood and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently announced that it will recognize\nsoy-based tempeh as a meat\/meat alternative<sup>1<\/sup> that can be served in\nthe Child Nutrition Programs such as the National School Lunch Program a.k.a.\nschool lunches. This allows nutrition program operators to expand their menu\noffering of vegan\/vegetarian items to tempeh and dishes made with tempeh and\nalso to officially count tempeh\u2019s nutrients toward the requirements for the\nchildren participating in these programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is good news for vegetarian and vegan children and their families as it adds a nutritious non-meat option. With this inclusion, school lunch programs may start serving tempeh-based items such as sandwiches with tempeh patties, stir-fries, and salads.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tempeh, originally from Indonesia, is a fermented soybean product made from whole soybeans.\u00a0 The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2015-2020) recognizes soy-based products as being protein-rich and as good sources of copper, manganese, and iron.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Food\nbuying guide for Child Nutrition Programs. Food and Nutrition Service Web\nsite.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov\/files\/Reports\/USDA_FBG_Section1_MeatsAndMeatAlternatesYieldTable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov\/files\/Reports\/USDA_FBG_Section1_MeatsAndMeatAlternatesYieldTable.pdf<\/a>.\nUpdated August 21, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Crediting\ntempeh in the Child Nutrition Programs. Food and Nutrition Service Web\nsite.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/crediting-tempeh-child-nutrition-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/crediting-tempeh-child-nutrition-programs<\/a>.\nPublished April 17, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about tempeh in school lunch programs see the\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/tempeh-and-school-lunch-reimbursement-and-other-child-nutrition-programs-in-the-usa\/\">memo from USDA\u2019s Food and Nutrition Service<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For food service information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/fsupdate\/index.htm\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/fsupdate\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kavitha Shankar, VRG volunteer The US Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently announced that it will recognize soy-based tempeh as a meat\/meat alternative1 that can be served in the Child Nutrition Programs such as the National School Lunch Program a.k.a. school lunches. 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