TO: Parents
FROM: Kit Hines, Child
Nutrition Director
DATE: March 13, 2013
SUBJECT: Menu
Changes
This year Child Nutrition was required to change to new meal
patterns for all reimbursable meals served. These new meal patterns required that we change what we
offer to students on a daily basis at lunch. Child Nutrition is now required to offer two vegetables and
one fruit serving on the line before the cashier stand. In addition to the offering of these
items, each student must have either one fruit or one vegetable on their
tray. We have determined at this
point in the school year that we can no longer continue to offer the garden bar
with the additional fruits and vegetables for students due to cost
constraints. Effective Monday,
March 25th, the garden bar will no longer be available as part of
the lunch meal service.
During the month of April for testing, we will offer an
additional fruit or vegetable on the serving line at the elementary level. This will be the A to Z promotion which
features a fruit or vegetable each day starting with a letter of the
alphabet. Many of the fruits and
vegetables featured will be brain foods such as apples, berries and spring
mix. In addition to these
promotional items, regular menu items that are brain foods include whole grains
and broccoli.
We will also reduce the number of entrees at the Elementary
level to three, offering two hot entrees every day and either a cold sandwich
or salad daily.
As funding decreases and costs increase, we need to
continually identify opportunities for cost savings.
Thank you for your support. If you have any questions you can contact me at hineski@tulsaschools.org or 918
833-8676.
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