Lunch prices increasing by 5 cents in the 2011-12 school year
School lunch prices will increase by 5 cents during the 2011-12 school year. Elementary lunches will be $1.65 and secondary lunches will be $1.85. No other food prices are changing. [MORE]
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January 13, 2012
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
As part of the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, school lunches must meet strict federal guidelines beginning in September. The new rules will require school food programs to:
▪ Serve larger portions of fruits and vegetables.
▪ Offer dark green and deep orange vegetables and legumes every week.
▪ Use whole grains in half of the grains served.
▪ Reduce salt by 10 percent.
▪ Only sell 1 percent or fat-free milk and fat-free flavored milk.
▪ Offer five food components at every lunch including a grain, meat, fruit, vegetable and milk.
Additionally, students must take three of those components – and one must be a fruit or vegetable – in order for school districts to receive federal reimbursement for a lunch.
Read a summary of the legislation in this Times Union newspaper story [MORE]
November 15, 2011
The federally National School Lunch Program provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day. A study by current and former Iowa State University researchers confirmed that school lunches improve the health outcomes of children who reside in low-income households.
[MORE]
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The
MyNutrikids.com program allows parents to deposit money directly
into their child's breakfast and/or lunch account.
The
files below are
in the Adobe
Reader PDF format.
If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can
download it for free here.
Free and Reduced Breakfast and Lunch application and information
Families can sign up for federal free and reduce breakfasts and lunches at any time during the year. Packets are available in your child's school office or download the 2011-12 application and questions and answers about the program in the parent letter (in PDF).
School menus
Here are the most recent menus for school
breakfast and lunch:
MARCH 2012
|
Elementary breakfast
(PDF) (grades K-5) |
Secondary breakfast
(PDF) (grades 6-12) |
|
Elementary lunch (PDF) (grades K-5) |
Secondary lunch (PDF) (grades 6-12) |
FEBRUARY 2012
|
Elementary breakfast
(PDF) (grades K-5) |
Secondary breakfast
(PDF) (grades 6-12) |
|
Elementary lunch (PDF) (grades K-5) |
Secondary lunch (PDF) (grades 6-12) |
