Posted on 09/24/2014 2:01:47 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The topics discussed by California R-I School Board at the Wednesday, Sept. 17, meeting included school lunch menus, the recent power surge/failure, sports participation and possible half-time entertainment
The lunch menus were high on the list because of some recent social media comments and a few phone calls to school board members. Superintendent Dwight Sanders commented that the school cooks are doing their best to prepare meals which fall within the guidelines. An example given was if a cheese sauce is served with spaghetti, the guidelines will not allow a serving of bread, since that would be a second grain and would be a violation.
One board member commented the guidelines have narrowed both the choices and the portions which can be served and control needs to go back to the local level. While there is a limit on meat protein and grains, at the high school and middle schools, a paid lunch allows unlimited amounts of vegetable, salad and fruit options. In addition, there is an a la cart menu students may choose from. That menu includes pizza, chicken strips and more.
During the discussion, Sanders was asked what the cost to the district would be if it withdrew from the government food subsidy program. “About $300,000 a year,” was his estimate. He said breakfast and lunch participation has not fallen significantly in the district and food prices have not been raised in three years.
The request was made to determine the cost to the district, and bring it to the board, about how much it would be “to go on our own.”
(Excerpt) Read more at californiademocrat.com ...
I give up. What the hell is an R-I school?
who the heck wrote this law???? wonder if it was that extremist food nazi group Center for Science in the Public Interest??????
It has got to be hard to keep up with all of this. We are at a level of detail at which if you use a cheese sauce, you can’t also serve a piece of bread?,,really???
“I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.”
“An example given was if a cheese sauce is served with spaghetti, the guidelines will not allow a serving of bread, since that would be a second grain and would be a violation.”
The Cuba diet.
This news item is from the town of California, Missouri. In Missouri, school districts which were reorganized (consolidated) 40 or 50 years ago have an R followed by a number as part of their official name.
The School board should visit the Sidwell Friends school where Hussein’s children go to school. Use that menu as a model of whether to use more than one grain or protein.
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