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SMS Lunch Program News for the 19-20 School Year --- Please Read

Kids Gotta’ Eat!

No Doubt About It! Children need essential nutrients for their developing bodies which includes brain development and muscle coordination, two consistently used parts of the body throughout the school day. Meals and snacks provided through St. Monica School Nutrition Programs meet all the mandated requirements for the essential nutrients in the right amounts. 

Breakfast :Served 7:00 - 7:30 Serving Line Menu (Main Kitchen)

                                       7:30 - 7:40 Grab and Go Bagged to Classroom (see below) 

Menu: Typically, hot whole grain choices (alternating on certain days) like Pancakes, French Toast, Bagels, Hot Grain Bowl, Breakfast Sandwiches or Wraps ( ie: egg, bacon cheese)

Milk choices and Fresh Fruits and Juices are offered. Cold Cereal and Milk Bowls, Yogurts on some days. 

Grab and Go Bags do not include typical hot Breakfast food. Bags include dry whole grain choices ( granola bars, wg graham cracker choices, and the like) and fruit or fruit juices, milk or Yogurt

We are required to serve 1 cup fruit or 2 half cups fruit (two choices) at breakfast. Other requirements apply.

Prices: Free   Reduced: $.30 Full Paid $1.75 and are subject to change.

We implement the Offer Vs. Serve (OvS) option

 

OvS at Breakfast : 

School  must offer at least 4 food items within 3 food components daily 

  • Milk • Fruits • Grains

Student must select at least 3 food items including: ½ cup of fruits (vegetables as substitute)

Ala Carte breakfast items currently are not available. ( one juice or one grain choice, etc.) 

 

Breakfast, Lunch and Snack Menus are posted on the School Website HERE.  First posting will be available August 8th. The Menu Page offers additional information about our Child Nutrition Programs. 

Click Here for the link to Offer Vs. Serve at breakfast and Lunch 

 

NEW! New Research Supports Recess Before Lunch

  • Historically, school administrators schedule recess immediately after lunch.
  • Recent research, however, suggests a plethora of benefits if recess is scheduled before lunch including:
    • decreased plate waste,
    • increased consumption of nutrients, and
    • decreased discipline problems on the playground and in the lunchroom.
  • School nutrition professionals can use this information to encourage school administration to consider adopting a recess before lunch policy.

Did you know the St. Monica Wellness Policy has included the Recess before Lunch Policy for over 6 years?

 

Free and Reduced price meals are available to families who qualify. We encourage you to apply for these benefits if you are facing temporary financial difficulties. If you qualify, the benefit is good for a year, however when your financial status changes you have the option of denying the benefit. It is a win/win for everyone. 

We strongly encourage that all Breakfast and Lunch accounts stay positive. Children with $0 or negative balances will not be permitted to buy second entrees or Ala Carte. A good way to stay abreast of your account balances is to register with MYSCHOOLBUCKS.COM . You can also see the link at the bottom of the school web site or contact Jessica Sinkovic for assistance.

Do it today and help us stay in the Positive!

NOTE: Those families on Free and Reduced priced meals must deposit money in your children’s accounts for all extra food. The Free or Reduced priced meal is the only benefit. This includes ala carte Milk. (Milk is included with lunch meals)  Extra food is not included. 

 

Accommodations for Children with Special Dietary Needs

  • Are schools required to make menu substitutions for children who cannot eat the regular lunch or breakfast?

Federal law and the regulations for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program require schools to make accommodations for children who are unable to eat the school meal as prepared because of a disability. Accommodation generally involves substituting food items, but in some cases schools may need to make more far reaching accommodations to meet the needs of children. For example, some children may need to have the texture modified.

In order to make substitutions for items in reimbursable meals, the school must have on file a written statement signed by a licensed physician indicating what the child’s disability is, what foods must be omitted from the child’s diet, and what foods must be substituted.

Schools may, at their option, make substitutions for persons who have special needs that do not meet the definition of disability under Federal law. In these instances, the school must have a written statement signed by a recognized medical authority (e.g., nurse or physician’s assistant) indicating what foods should be substituted.

The purpose of requiring a written statement is two-fold. First, it ensures that the nutrition integrity of the school meal will not be compromised by the substitution. More importantly, it ensures that decisions about specific food substitutes are made by persons who are highly qualified to prescribe them. Therefore, this requirement helps to protect both the child and the food service personnel who are working to meet the child’s needs.  

  • Who qualifies as a physician or other recognized medical authority? A recognized medical authority is a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or other health professional specified by the state agency.
  • Please contact Mrs. Metzler at d.metzler@smsindy.org or call 317-919-3853 with questions or concerns.

                                             

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