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The diet above had about 4 ounces of grains and half
上述饮食大约含4盎司谷物，它们中半数
of them were whole grains, assuming that the items
是全谷类，即这些东西事实上
were in fact made from whole grains.There were
是从全谷物制成的，饮食中包括
approximately one and half cups of vegetables and
大约一量杯半的蔬菜和
about one cup of fruit.In addition the child in
大约一量杯水果，此外，例子中那个孩子
our example consumed over 2 cups of skim milk,
摄入了超过2量杯的脱脂牛奶
2 ounces of meat and 40 minutes of activity.
2盎司的肉，并进行了40分钟的活动
In our example the child chose to eat all of the foods
在这个例子中，这个孩子吃了所有给他
offered and their diet wouldn't be too bad.By eating
准备的食物，这份饮食不算很差，通过吃
breakfast and lunch at school the child would have
学校的早餐和午餐，这个孩子会吃到
consumed foods from every food group.In addition
每一个食物组中的食物，此外
most children also eat at least one other snack and
多数孩子在家还会至少吃一个别的零食
supper at home.Given all this the child in our
和一顿晚餐，综合上诉因素，例子中的孩子
example would have been able to meet each goal
将能够达到每一个食物组设定的
for every food group.However, the example given
每一个目标，可是，给出的例子显示的
is showing an ideal day where most children would
毕竟是理想状态的一天，多数孩子很有可能
likely fall somewhere just below this ideal goal for
在某处达不到这个为食物选择设定的
food choices.As mentioned the whole grain cereal,
理想目标，刚才已经提到了，全谷麦片
the wheat bread, the green peas, the mandarin oranges,
小麦面包，青豆，蜜橘
the skim milk and the ham are choices that are more
脱脂牛奶以及火腿，是更靠近金字塔
toward the base of the pyramid while a muffin,
基底的选择，相比之下，小松饼
a cookie, fruit juice and potatoes may be more
饼干，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，早些时候，我们谈到了
about how childhood obesity is soaring and how
儿童肥胖的数量是如何猛增的，以及儿童
children's diets do not typically meet all the food
的饮食是根本没有响应食物指南金字塔的
guide pyramid recommendations.The point of
所有推荐的，我们活动的重点在于
our activity was to show that school lunch is definitely
告诉大家学校的午餐其实并不应当
not solely to blame for the serious problem.As you
成为这个严重问题的替罪羊，因为你看到了
saw our example school lunch provided some
我们的例子中学校午餐提供了一些
whole grains, fruits and vegetables. The activity also
全谷物，水果和蔬菜，这个活动同时也
showed you how complex it is to plan a meal that
告诉大家准备一餐饭是多么复杂的程序
meets all those specific requirements.School lunch
要满足所有具体的要求，学校的午餐
is not a terrible thing that is causing childhood
并不是洪水猛兽，它并没有造成儿童时期的
obesity.The obesity issue is a complex issue that
肥胖，显然，肥胖问题是一个复杂的问题
obviously has many factors.Some of these factors
有许多因素共同导致了它，其中一些因素包括
include the activity level of the children, genetics,
儿童的运动水平，遗传
family lifestyle, competitive foods, fast food,
家庭生活方式，竞争性食品，快餐
television advertisements, nutrition education,
电视广告，营养教育
school lunch and examples set by role models.
学校午餐，以及行为榜样的示范作用
As you can see many variables affect the health status
你可以看到，有许多变量在影响着我们国家
of our nation's children but think about this:
儿童的健康状况，但请再想一想:
the national school lunch program provides lunch
国家学校午餐计划在每个上学日为
to more than 31 million children each school day.
超过三千一百万孩子提供午餐
Schools reach over 95 percent of all children between
学校会接触并影响到5到17岁之间所有孩子中
the ages of 5 and 17. Obviously meals at school
超过95%的孩子，显然，学校的饮食
play a critical role in developing children's eating
又在儿童饮食方式的养成中扮演了相当重要的
patterns.They provide one half to one third of many
角色，他们所提供的占到许多学生每日
students' daily nutritional needs.It just makes sense
营养需求的三分之一到一半，因此，采用
to use the national school lunch program as a means
国家学校午餐计划是有意义的，这种方式能够
to show America's youth what a balanced nutritional
告诉美国的年轻人一顿营养均衡的用餐究竟
meal looks like and what a perfect opportunity to reach
是怎样的，这是多么好的一个机遇
the greatest number of America's youth at one time
可以让最多数量的美国年轻人同时参与
by teaching them nutrition education in the classroom
在教室和餐厅对他们进行
and in the cafeteria while encouraging
营养教育，同时鼓励他们进行
physical activity.
体育锻炼
