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 provides roughly 1/4 the recommended calories needed for the day
and includes whole grain breakfast entrees, 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 than the convenient pre-packaged treats that oftentimes 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 ?
Every lunch provides 1/3 or more of the 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!
Please remind your student that they must take at least one 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable with each meal in order to get the affordable meal pricing.
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