School Meals Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will: be appealing and attractive to children; be served in clean and pleasant settings; meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state, and federal statutes and regulations; offer a variety of fruits and vegetables; ensure that all grains served are whole grain,except as exempted by USDA. Schools should engage students and parents, through taste-tests of new entrees and surveys, in selecting foods sold through the school meal programs in order to identify new, healthful, and appealing food choices. In addition, schools should share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students. Such information could be made available on menus, a website, on cafeteria menu boards, placards, or other point-of-purchase materials. Water is made available in Roxton ISD cafeteria for the duration of the school day. Breakfast. To ensure that all children have breakfast, either at home or at school, in order to meet their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn: Schools will, to the extent possible, operate the School Breakfast Program. Schools will, to the extent possible, arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve school breakfasts that encourage participation. Schools that serve breakfast to students will notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast Program. Schools will encourage parents to provide a healthy breakfast for their children through newsletter articles, take-home materials, or other means. Free and Reduced-priced Meals. Schools will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals. Toward this end, schools may utilize electronic identification and payment systems; provide meals at no charge to all children, regardless of income; promote the availability of school meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving school meals, such as or classroom “grab-and-go” breakfast. Meal Times and Scheduling. Schools: will provide students with at least 10 minutes to eat after sitting down for breakfast and 15 minutes after sitting down for lunch; should schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.; should not schedule tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities; will schedule lunch periods to follow recess periods (in elementary schools)when possible.
School Meals Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will: be appealing and attractive to children; be served in clean and pleasant settings; meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by local, state, and federal statutes and regulations; offer a variety of fruits and vegetables; ensure that all grains served are whole grain,except as exempted by USDA. Schools should engage students and parents, through taste-tests of new entrees and surveys, in selecting foods sold through the school meal programs in order to identify new, healthful, and appealing food choices. In addition, schools should share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students. Such information could be made available on menus, a website, on cafeteria menu boards, placards, or other point-of-purchase materials. Water is made available in Roxton ISD cafeteria for the duration of the school day. Breakfast. To ensure that all children have breakfast, either at home or at school, in order to meet their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn: Schools will, to the extent possible, operate the School Breakfast Program. Schools will, to the extent possible, arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve school breakfasts that encourage participation. Schools that serve breakfast to students will notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast Program. Schools will encourage parents to provide a healthy breakfast for their children through newsletter articles, take-home materials, or other means. Free and Reduced-priced Meals. Schools will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals. Toward this end, schools may utilize electronic identification and payment systems; provide meals at no charge to all children, regardless of income; promote the availability of school meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving school meals, such as “grab-and-go” or classroom breakfast. Meal Times and Scheduling. Schools: will provide students with at least 10 minutes to eat after sitting down for breakfast and 15 minutes after sitting down for lunch; should schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 10:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.; should not schedule tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities; will schedule lunch periods to follow recess periods (in elementary schools)when possible.
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