Students Succeed With Healthy School Meals - short version

When students eat healthy meals, they are less likely to be absent from school, more likely to pay attention in class, and overall, they do better on tests. In North Carolina, Child Nutrition Programs have recognized this link and have made many improvements to school meals
over the last few years. When students eat a school lunch, they are more likely to maintain a healthy weight!

Students Succeed with School Meals: The Healthy, Low-Cost Choice provides an overview of how Child Nutrition Programs operate in North Carolina, as well as an inside look of how school meals have improved over the past few years. Schools are baking (instead of frying) more foods, offering more fresh fruits and vegetables - sometimes provided by local farmers, using whole-wheat products, and serving foods with less fat and sugar. Child Nutrition Programs in North Carolina are dedicated to providing fresh and healthy options for many of the state's 1.4 million students, but often encounter financial challenges when healthier items are introduced.

Students Succeed with School Meals: The Healthy, Low-Cost Choice describes the challenges faced by Child Nutrition Programs and offers suggestions on how to get involved in improving school meals at the local level. When the community is involved, students really can succeed with healthy school meals.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• student
• students
• nutrition
• school
• meals
• North Carolina
• healthy
• cafeteria
• Child Nutrition
• elementary school
• improve
• academic
• obesity
• school lunch
• school meal
• lunch
• weight
• finance
• budget
• indirect costs
• competitive foods
• wellness policy
• nutrition standards
• low-cost
• cost

[iclandgirl]

Some high school students only go to school b/c the school lunch is the only food they get.. I was a teacher- I saw this. If this is the ONLY food they get- I say let them have PIZZA AND FRIES--. You liberals make me sick!!!

[ryanb273]

delicious? your kiding me right? school lunches suck!