National School BREAKFAST Program:
Break the Fast! Each school serves breakfast daily, and breakfast is a great way to make sure all students are ready to learn and do their best throughout the school day.
We all want your child to succeed. Students who eat a regular breakfast tend to
- Have fewer absences, be healthier, weigh less, and be more active
- Meet recommended levels for important nutrients like calcium, dietary fiber, and protein
- Perform better on tests of math, matching, and memory
- Have fewer behavioral issues
What makes a breakfast?
Every breakfast is planned to provide roughly ¼ the recommended calories needed for the day and includes whole grain breakfast entrees, ½ fruit or juice, and milk.
National School LUNCH Program:
Let us do the work of making a healthy lunch. Having your child eat school lunch will help save you time & money!
Studies have shown that children who participate in the National School Lunch Program:
Eat greater amounts of healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; and have an overall better diet. They are also more likely to have appropriate intakes of calcium, vitamin A and zinc.
School lunches follow strict nutritional guidelines and are healthier that the convenient pre-packaged treats that often times end up in a home packed meal. School lunches contain fewer calories, fat, saturated fat and sugar than lunches brought from home.
Participating in school lunch reduces food insecurity, obesity rates, and poor health
What makes a lunch?
Did you know that our school lunch provides children with 1/3 or more of their recommended daily nutritional needs? Every meal is guaranteed to have FIVE components offered, including Meat/ Meat Alternate (Protein), Whole Grains, Fruit, Vegetable, and Milk, EVERY DAY! And, they are served out of the nation’s cleanest kitchens
Please remind your student that they must take at least one ½ cup of fruit or vegetable with each meal in order to get the affordable meal pricing.
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