Zachary Schools Nutrition Guide: Bianca Coats, Supervisor of Childhood Nutrition Reveals USDA Standards for Healthier Student Meals
Jul 02, 2024 09:11PM ● By Bianca Coats
Parents are often curious about school meals and the reasons behind why we serve the menus that we do. Some wonder why we don’t just serve pizza and hamburgers every day, while others think that the food just isn’t healthy enough.
Schools like ours that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) are required by the USDA to serve menus that meet specific nutrition standards to ensure we serve students nutritious foods that fuel growing bodies and support learning minds.
Schools like ours that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) are required by the USDA to serve menus that meet specific nutrition standards to ensure we serve students nutritious foods that fuel growing bodies and support learning minds.
Students are required to pick up an entree, fruit and/or vegetable, bread (if offered) and milk is optional. Most times 2 veggies offered. Juice is only offered for breakfast.Parents must apply and reapply for meal benefits every year if you qualified last year. The website is www.myschoolapps.com. Applications will be available on July 19th.
