That’s what I’m trying to figure out. The memo that came from the school referred to it as a review from ECER-S to maintain their NC Star rated license. I think ECER stands for Early Childhood Environmental Rating. (Pre-K age group) The memo goes on to say since EACH child didn’t meet the USDA requirement of:
1 Milk,
2 servings of fruit/vegetables
2 servings of grains/breads
2 servings of meats/meat alternatives
they did not get their credit. So follow the money associated with gettin this credit. Who in the heck expects each parent to send all this in a lunch for a preschooler?
(LOL, the phone number and fax number for that school is shown in the memo at the link)
1 Milk,
2 servings of fruit/vegetables
2 servings of grains/breads
2 servings of meats/meat alternatives
Milk=’s one of the worst causes of allergic reactions that are often undiagnosed and can play a major role in reducing cognitive thinking and causing many sicknesses.
Grains/breads- in addition to a growing number of celiac diagnosis and causes many physical problems leading to absences when undiagnosed.
Meats/ -lunch meats contain many preservatives like sulfides which in the extreme can cause life threatening symptoms or asthma like symptoms also leading to loss of school time.
Can’t we just trust the parents to determine what foods a child is best suited to eat? One size does not fit all.