Your Guide to the Lunch Line

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1 Dlicius & Nutritius! Yur Guid t th Lunch Lin Hw t Chs a Rimbursabl Lunch in Elmntary Schl What is a Rimbursabl Lunch? * Th Natinal Schl Lunch Prgram allws schls t rciv mny & fds frm th U.S. Dpartmnt f Agricultur (USDA) fr ach mal srvd. T rciv ths bnfits schls must srv lunchs mting Fdral rquirmnts rgarding nutrint cntnt and prtin sizs. What ar th Gals f th Natinal Schl Lunch Prgram? Safguard th halth & wll bing f th natin s childrn Encurag dmstic cnsumptin f nutritius agricultural fds Giv childrn an undrstanding f th rlatinship btwn prpr ating habits & gd halth A cmplt mal, mting ths rquirmnts, allws a schl t rciv bnfits and is rfrrd t as a rimbursabl lunch Olntangy Lcal Schl District Olntangy Lcal Schl District 814 Shanahan Rad, Suit 100 Lwis Cntr, Ohi 43035

2 It must includ a fruit r vgtabl! What Maks Up a Rimbursabl Lunch? 5 Pssibl Cmpnnts 1. Milk 2. Fruit 5. Vgtabl Th 5 Mal Cmpnnts 1. Milk 2. Fruit 3. Mat r Mat Substitut (includd within th ntré) 4. Grain (includd within th ntré) 5. Vgtabl Entré Cmprisd f: Mat r Mat Substitut Grain (brad & pasta cunt as th grain hr) Did Yu Knw? Elmntary schl studnts must tak at last 1 srving f a fruit r vgtabl. Hwvr, thy may tak up t 1 srving f fruit and 1 srving f vgtabl in a mal fr th sam pric!

3 ut f 5 3 s d tn mal A studn a r f r s in rd t n n s 3 p h t f cm 1 ursabl. b m i r t b a fruit r b t s u nts m cmpn. vgtabl 1. Fruit 2. Vgtabl 3. Milk 1. Fruit 2. Vgtabl 3. Milk 4. Mat Altrnativs 5. Grain 1. Fruit 2. Vgtabl 3. Milk 4. Mat 5. Grain 1. Fruit 2. Milk 3. Grain All f th mals picturd hr ar cnsidrd rimbursabl mals! Each mal csts $2.25.

4 Why Chs a Rimbursabl Mal? Bnfits fr Studnts: Studnts larn hw t build a balancd mal, a liflng skill imprtant fr halthy living. Rsarch shws whn a child s nutritinal nds ar mt, th child is mr attntiv in class, has bttr attndanc, & fwr disciplinary prblms. USDA rsarch shws childrn wh participat in Natinal Schl Lunch Prgrams at halthir cmpard t ths wh d nt participat. Schl districts participating in th Natinal Schl Lunch Prgram ar rquird t hav a wllnss plicy which addrsss bsity, prmts halthy ating, and ncurags physical activity amng studnts. Bnfits fr th Schl: Th Natinal Schl Lunch Prgram prvids cash rimbursmnts, n a pr mal basis, t schls prviding fr & rducd pric lunchs t ligibl childrn. Schls rciv USDA cmmdity fds fr ach lunch srvd. Bnfits fr Parnts: Schl lunch ffrs parnts a cnvnint way t prvid a nutritius lunch fr thir childrn at th lwst pssibl pric. If all fiv cmpnnts f a mal wr purchasd sparatly it csts $3.75, but whn purchasd as a rimbursabl mal it csts $2.25. This sav $7.50 pr wk. That is abut $275 dllars savd vr th whl schl yar!

5 Grains Grains ar mad up f carbhydrats, which ar an imprtant nrgy surc fr th nrvus systm & rd bld clls. Slubl fibrs, fund in grains, hav bn shwn t lwr chlstrl lvls & bld glucs lvls. This rducs th risk f cardivascular disas & diabts. Inslubl fibrs, fund in grains allw fds t mv thrugh th intstin fastr. This can lwr th risk f cnstipatin, divrticular disas, & cln cancr. Rpatd studis hav shwn whl grains can rduc th risk f strk, typ 2 diabts, hart disas, as wll as imprv wight managmnt. Milk Milk is a grat surc f calcium, which is ndd fr liflng halthy bns and tth. Calcium is imprtant fr yung ppl bcaus 90% f bn mass is dvlpd by ag 17. Th Fantastic Fiv! Th 5 Cmpnnts f a Mal Hlp Build a Strng Bdy & Mind Fruits & Vgtabls Fruits & vgtabls prvid ssntial vitamins & minrals, & thr nutrints that ar imprtant fr grwth. Fruits & vgtabls ar a gd surc f fibr which prmts halthy digstin & may hlp prvnt cln cancr. Mst fruits & vgtabls ar naturally lw in fat & calris & kp yu fling full lngr. Eating fruits & vgtabl has bn shwn t rduc th risk f crtain chrnic disas. Ths disass includ strk, typ 2 diabts, sm typs f cancr, & hart disas. Mat Mat is a valuabl surc f prtin. Prtins prvid structural supprt t vital bdy tissus and structurs. Prtins als supprt th immun systm. Mat & sy ar th nly fds that cntain all 9 ssntial amin acids th bdy nds.

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