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- Anderson Schools' Lunch Profit Is Down Nearly 10 Percent; Officials Blame New Federal Nutrition Standards; Students Object To Food
Anderson County school officials say new federal nutrition standards are costing them money and hurting poor students because the students don't like how the food tastes are opting out of school meals, Editor Ben Carlson reports for The Anderson...
- Boone County School Bans All Food At School Birthday Celebrations, Partly In An Effort To Combat Childhood Obesity
Burlington Elementary School in Boone County has banned all food during birthday celebrations, including ice cream and cake, as part of its new wellness policy, Jessica Brown reports for The Cincinnati Enquirer. Celebrations are still allowed and can...
- Hopkinsville Paper Gives Detailed Description Of Federally Mandated Changes In Christian County School Lunches
Five years ago Christian County Public Schools served a dessert with every meal, white rolls, and vegetables with plenty of salt, Margarita Cambest reports for the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville. Shift to 2014: Dessert is considered an occasional...
- Schools Keep Adjusting To National Nutrition Guidelines
Paducah-area school districts "continue to adjust school meals to ensure students are fed complete, healthy meals every day," Kathleen Fox reports for The Paducah Sun. The revised National School Lunch Program "places the emphasis on portion size and...
- 13 Kentucky Schools, 11 In Perry County, Receive Funds And Other Help To Get More Kids Eating Breakfast
Thirteen Kentucky schools will receive money and other help to get more children eating breakfast at school, an undertaking funded by Kellogg's cereal company and Action for Healthy Kids. The goal is to serve 1 million more breakfasts nationwide to...
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Boone County Schools strategically implement healthy changes to lunch menu
Boone County Schools began serving healthier food and offering low-fat, low-sodium meals in their lunchrooms before the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was implemented in 2010, Amy Scalf reports for the Community Press.
"Whole grain is our largest issue," Food Service Director Barbara Kincaid told the weekly paper published by The Cincinnati Enquirer. "We work really hard on that because some students find these products unacceptable. . . . Sometimes we don't point out that items are whole-grain, but they are."
Dr. Randy Poe, superintendent, said nutrition education is important in the school environment: "A healthy child can make healthier choices, which leads to improved academic performance. So, it's beneficial to not only make sure our students are eating healthy but to make sure they understand the importance of eating healthy and how it affects their brain, body functions and growth."
Kincaid said introducing new foods is a little easier with younger students, and "adding unusual vegetables as a garnish can generate interest among students," Scalf reports. "The students get used to seeing them and begin to try them," Kincaid said. "Kids who say they don't like tomatoes may try them if they're offered as a garnish." They have been careful to make a few changes at a time. Boone County school cafeterias no longer serve foods with trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup.
"Nationwide, there's a 15 percent reduction of kids eating school lunches," Kincaid said. "In the past four years, there has been a 7 percent reduction in Boone schools. That's significant, and it's still troublesome to me because those are kids we're not feeding, and I want to feed all of them."
"Whole grain is our largest issue," Food Service Director Barbara Kincaid told the weekly paper published by The Cincinnati Enquirer. "We work really hard on that because some students find these products unacceptable. . . . Sometimes we don't point out that items are whole-grain, but they are."
Dr. Randy Poe, superintendent, said nutrition education is important in the school environment: "A healthy child can make healthier choices, which leads to improved academic performance. So, it's beneficial to not only make sure our students are eating healthy but to make sure they understand the importance of eating healthy and how it affects their brain, body functions and growth."
Kincaid said introducing new foods is a little easier with younger students, and "adding unusual vegetables as a garnish can generate interest among students," Scalf reports. "The students get used to seeing them and begin to try them," Kincaid said. "Kids who say they don't like tomatoes may try them if they're offered as a garnish." They have been careful to make a few changes at a time. Boone County school cafeterias no longer serve foods with trans fats and high-fructose corn syrup.
"Nationwide, there's a 15 percent reduction of kids eating school lunches," Kincaid said. "In the past four years, there has been a 7 percent reduction in Boone schools. That's significant, and it's still troublesome to me because those are kids we're not feeding, and I want to feed all of them."
- Anderson Schools' Lunch Profit Is Down Nearly 10 Percent; Officials Blame New Federal Nutrition Standards; Students Object To Food
Anderson County school officials say new federal nutrition standards are costing them money and hurting poor students because the students don't like how the food tastes are opting out of school meals, Editor Ben Carlson reports for The Anderson...
- Boone County School Bans All Food At School Birthday Celebrations, Partly In An Effort To Combat Childhood Obesity
Burlington Elementary School in Boone County has banned all food during birthday celebrations, including ice cream and cake, as part of its new wellness policy, Jessica Brown reports for The Cincinnati Enquirer. Celebrations are still allowed and can...
- Hopkinsville Paper Gives Detailed Description Of Federally Mandated Changes In Christian County School Lunches
Five years ago Christian County Public Schools served a dessert with every meal, white rolls, and vegetables with plenty of salt, Margarita Cambest reports for the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville. Shift to 2014: Dessert is considered an occasional...
- Schools Keep Adjusting To National Nutrition Guidelines
Paducah-area school districts "continue to adjust school meals to ensure students are fed complete, healthy meals every day," Kathleen Fox reports for The Paducah Sun. The revised National School Lunch Program "places the emphasis on portion size and...
- 13 Kentucky Schools, 11 In Perry County, Receive Funds And Other Help To Get More Kids Eating Breakfast
Thirteen Kentucky schools will receive money and other help to get more children eating breakfast at school, an undertaking funded by Kellogg's cereal company and Action for Healthy Kids. The goal is to serve 1 million more breakfasts nationwide to...