Menus and Nutritional Analysis
May-June 2012
The EASD Food Service Department strives to serve our students tasty, nutritionally balanced meals. Here are some of the healthy options we offer daily:
- Breakfast in each building, including a variety of whole grain, reduced sugar cereals, low-fat yogurt, fresh fruit, 100% fruit juice, and hot entrees
- Skim or 1% milk varieties
- Whole wheat breads/rolls and whole grain products
- A variety of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Chef salads in the elementary schools and salad bars in the middle & high schools
Our breakfast and lunch menus follow the NSLP traditional meal pattern and we participate in offer vs. serve. At breakfast, we offer four components of which the student must choose three. The components at breakfast are bread/grain, meat/meat alternate, fruit/vegetable and milk. Menu items may include more than one component. At lunch, we offer five components of which the student much choose three. Lunch components include meat/meat alternative, bread/grain, fruit, vegetable and milk. Once again, menu items may include more than one component.
Our menus & recipes are created to ensure we meet age appropriate portion sizes & calorie requirements and provide the right balance of protein, dairy, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Lunches must meet the following guidelines:
- Total fat may not exceed 30% and saturated fat must be less than 10%
- 1/3rd of the Recommended Daily Allowance of protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins A & C
Please review the menus and nutritional analysis posted above to best select items that meet your family and student needs.