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Meals Offered
Breakfast and lunch are offered daily at each school. Breakfast choices include a traditional breakfast or a “Quick Start” breakfast, for students who prefer a lighter meal. A choice of 100% Fruit juice or a fresh fruit and reduced fat milk are offered daily with both menus. Elementary and intermediate schools offer several lunch entrée choices, including entrée salads, each day. Secondary schools offer additional entrée choices daily as well as a few a la carte entrée selections. Offer versus serve guidelines assure that students are offered all required components of nutritious meals and enables students to then choose personally the items they plan to consume.
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Nutrient Standards of Meals Offered
Today’s school breakfast and lunch menus are both designed to meet stringent national and state nutrition standards. These nutritional guidelines require that school meals provide specific amounts of calories, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium, while also designating portion sizes. In addition, meals are now lower in sodium and cholesterol and higher in fiber than in the past. Total fat calories must average 30% or less over a period of a week. Reduced fat and fat free milk, low fat cheeses, CN labeled products, lean meats, fat free gravies and salad dressings, and “SMART” pizza are examples of areas where products are purchased and recipes developed to meet current needs. Standardized recipes with reduced fat, salt and sugar levels are also utilized. Child Nutrition professionals plan the menus to meet these guidelines. Substitutions or modifications in school meals for children whose disabilities restrict their diets are provided when the need is supported by a statement signed by a licensed physician. Aldine ISD includes a registered dietitian on staff to assure expertise in meeting these standards.
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Meal Pricing for the 2010-2011 School Year
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ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
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MIDDLE/HIGH STUDENTS
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ADULT /
NON-ENROLLED CHILDREN
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No Cost
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No Cost
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$1.15
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$ 1.35
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$ 1.60
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$2.50
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USDA regulations require that adult servings be no more than those portions served to secondary students. Because there is no food commodity value or federal reimbursement for adult meals, USDA requires higher prices be charged.
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Aldine Child Nutrition Services meets the highest standards of food safety established by federal, state and local health requirements. All cafeteria facilities must be inspected at least twice each school year. Inspection reports are posted for public view in each cafeteria. A current HACCP program is in place and utilized in all schools in order to provide safe meals and service for all customers.
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Payment Procedures
All Aldine students are provided a child nutrition account using their district assigned ID#. The assigned ID# does not change when a student is promoted to another grade level or moves to another Aldine school. This system allows meals and a la carte purchases to be tracked by student for accountability purposes. Parents are encouraged to deposit money on their child’s account for meals and/or a la carte purchases. Deposits are taken daily at each campus. Contact your school cafeteria manager or the CN Department for further information regarding deposit/payment procedures.
Enjoy the ease of paying online with the all new MealPay Plus.
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A la Carte Sales
A la carte items such as water, fruit juice based beverages and snacks are offered for sale through Aldine CNS. Monies may be deposited in a student’s account to cover these items. Students paying cash for these items must still enter their ID# so that a record of sale can be generated.
Parents may block a la carte sales to their child by sending a note to the school cafeteria manager. A la carte items may not be charged.
Notes relating to food allergies or other medical conditions may be posted on the student's account.
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The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in more than 99,800 public and non-profit private schools across the nation. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 2.3 million Texas school children each school day. In 1998, Congress expanded the National School Lunch Program to include reimbursement for snacks served to children after school educational and enrichment programs to include children through 18 years of age.
Nutritional Requirements
School lunches must meet the applicable recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend that no more than 30 percent of calories come from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat. Regulations also establish a standard for school lunches to provide one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories. School lunches must meet federal requirements, but decisions about specific foods to serve and their preparation are made locally.
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The School Breakfast program is a federally assisted meal program operating in more than 78,000 schools and institutions across the nation. It began as a pilot project in 1966 and became permanent in 1975. The School Breakfast Program operates in the same manner as the National School Lunch Program.
Nutritional Requirements
School breakfasts must provide one-fourth of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calories. School breakfasts must meet federal requirements, but decisions about the specific foods to serve and their preparation are made locally.
Texas School Breakfast Requirement
Texas state law requires districts to participate in the School Breakfast Program if at least ten percent of their students are eligible to receive free or reduced meals.
Breakfast at NO COST
Aldine Child Nutrition services is proud to offer every student within the district "Breakfast at No Cost" daily. We understand the importance of eating a healthy and nutritious breakfast everyday and are glad to ensure all students have an opportunity to Start Smart with breakfast.
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Texas Public School Nutrition Policy
Texas public schools participating in the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and After School Care Programs must comply with the revised TPSNP, dated August 1, 2007. The policy is intended to supplement federal policies defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.
►Click here to view the full Texas Public School Nutrition Policy
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Go Green!
Child Nutrition Services has made the move to using environmentally friendly six compartment trays for schools that use Disposables for meal service. This effort is our contribution to the environment and conservation of landfill space. It is our goal to continue to search for items that are friendly to the environment.
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