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“Healthy School Meals Best Practices”. Submitted To Virginia School Boards Association 10-31-11. Loudoun County Public Schools 21000 Education Court Ashburn, Va. 20148. Loudoun County Public Schools Food Service Department Targeted Three Areas To Promote Healthy Meals . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“Healthy School Meals Best Practices”
Loudoun County Public Schools21000 Education Court
Ashburn, Va. 20148
Submitted To Virginia School Boards Association10-31-11
Loudoun County Public Schools Food Service Department Targeted Three Areas
To Promote Healthy Meals
Develop Presentation And Marketing Methods To Increase Vegetable And Fruit Consumption
Product Research and Menu Design That Enables Us To Offer Foods Children Will Choose And Still Meet The
Lower Fat And Saturated Fat Guidelines Per Week
Help Children With Food Allergies Or Special Needs Participate In Our School Lunch Program By Providing
Ingredient And Carbohydrate Listings Online
Presentation Changes Have Increased Healthy Choices By Mixing Fruits, Vegetables,
Colors, Shapes And Sizes On Serving Trays
Promoting Vegetables By Offering Different
Choices Serving Them Fresh, Full Of Color And Packaged To Go
Taco Tuna
Chicken Caesar Chef
Vegetarian
Promoting Reimbursable Meal Sales By Having Multiple Components
Packaged Together
Marketing Items To Meet More Than One Goal
Skim, 1%, Plain, Chocolate And Strawberry Choices
Encourage Children To ChooseMilk And Get Important Nutrients
Vegetarian Choices Allow Members Of Our Diverse Population To Join Their
Peers For Meals At School
Pairing Healthier Foods With PopularItems Helps Balance Out The Overall
Nutrition While Promoting Participation
The Ingredient List Provides A Way To Search And Highlight An Ingredient So It Can Easily Be Seen In All The Descriptions
Using The Ingredient List Parents And Students Can Work Together At Home To Find Foods That Are Safe For
The Student To Choose In The School Cafeteria
The Carbohydrate Count Listing Helps Diabetics And Weight Conscious Patrons Make Choices That Fit Their Needs
Using The Carbohydrate List Parents And Students Can Work Together At Home To Plan Their Meals So The Student Can
Be Like Everyone Else And Have Lunch In The School Cafeteria
http://www.lcps.org/cms/lib4/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/122/New/Carb%20 counts%20Elementary%20-%202011-2012.pdf
http://www.lcps.org/cms/lib4/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/122/New/Ingredient%20list%20complete%208-2011%20update.pdf
Link to Loudoun County Public Schools - Carbohydrate Count
Link to Loudoun County Public Schools – Ingredient List
Loudoun County Public Schools Contact Person:
Wayde ByardPublic Information [email protected]
