▁also ▁incorpor ate ▁nut r ition - based ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁provide ▁students ▁with ▁exper ient ial ▁learning ▁opportun ities ▁such ▁as ▁farm ▁vis its , ▁garden - based ▁learning , ▁and ▁rec y cling ▁programs . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Farm ▁to ▁School , ▁students ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁fresh , ▁local ▁food s , ▁and ▁far mers ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁new ▁mark ets ▁through ▁school ▁sales . ▁ ▁Farm ers ▁are ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁programs ▁designed ▁to ▁educ ate ▁k ids ▁about ▁local ▁food ▁and ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁school ▁l unch es ▁are ▁generally ▁designed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁gu idel ines ▁put ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁US DA ▁National ▁School ▁L unch ▁Program ▁( NS LP ). ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁US ▁children ▁particip ate ▁daily , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 2 8 ▁million ▁l unch es ▁distributed ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁nut r itional ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁the ▁NS LP ▁l unch es ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁" D iet ary ▁Re comm end ations ▁for ▁Americans " ▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁Its ▁requirements ▁are ▁that ▁a ▁school ▁l unch ▁includes ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁R DA ▁of ▁cal ories , ▁vit am ins ▁A ▁and ▁C , ▁calci um ▁and ▁iron , ▁and ▁protein . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁l unch ▁should ▁contain ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁cal ories ▁from ▁fat , ▁and ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 %