airforce Nutrisoda Receives USDA Food and Nutrition Services Exemption Letter for Sale in U.S. Schools.MINNEAPOLIS -- airforce[R] Nutrisoda[R] today announced that five beverages in their line of sodas has received exemption from the "soda water category" of the "foods of minimal nutritional value" as defined in 7 CFR CFR See: Cost and Freight Part 210.11 (a)(2) and part 220.2(i-1). The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program that currently operates in over 100,000 public and non-profit private schools in the U.S. The program provides nutritionally balanced meals at reasonable or no cost to over 29 million students each school day. The program requires that all products in the school lunches meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines dietary guidelines Cardiology A series of dietary recommendations from the Nutrition Committee of the Am Heart Assn, that promote cardiovascular health. See Caloric restriction, food pyramid, French paradox. for Americans. This recommends that no more than 30 percent of an individual's calories come from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be , and that one-third of the RDI RDI - Receiver Data Interface is provided for protein, vitamin A vitamin A also called retinol Fat-soluble alcohol, most abundant in fatty fish and especially in fish-liver oils. It is not found in plants, but many vegetables and fruits contain beta-carotene (see , vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories. The receipt of such exemption letter in no way amounts to an approval or endorsement of airforce Nutrisodas by the Department of Agriculture but that the Department of Agriculture (USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ) "does not prohibit the sale of the included products in a school food service area during meal periods." About airforce([R]) Nutrisoda([R]) Introduced in 2003, airforce Nutrisoda, targets on-the-go, nutritionally-aware people who also enjoy new experiences and discovering new products. Each of the seven flavors within the portfolio feature striking packaging and contain vitamins and minerals formulated to achieve a specific wellness benefit. The products have zero sugar, zero aspartame aspartame: see sweetener, artificial. aspartame Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie , zero sodium and zero to few calories, appealing to fashion and health-conscious consumers. Nutrisodas in the line include: Immune, Energize, Flex, Focus, Calm, Radiant and Slender. airforce Nutrisoda is available nationwide at select retail stores, fine grocers, national airports, hotels, cruise lines, restaurants, clubs, spa locations and online. With a strong commitment to social causes, airforce Nutrisoda tastes good, looks good, and does good. Good Soda. For more information please visit www.nutrisoda.com About Ardea Beverage Company The Ardea Beverage Company is dedicated to the development and marketing of beverages that deliver a health and wellness benefit in a safe, delicious and convenient format. The company is based in Minneapolis, Minn. |
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