1	Paradise ISD Child Nutrition Services “TOGETHER WE CAN”
2	Mission To serve every student the highest quality, most nutritious and safest food possible To facilitate a climate in which students, staff and the community can learn and integrate proper nutrition into their daily life
3	Contents Page 4……..In the News Page 5-6 …..Lunch Prices Page 7……...Lunch Charges Page 8………Offer vs. Serve Page 9…….. Meal Patterns Page 11…….Nutrition Policy Page 12……Student Food Allergies Page 13……Contact Numbers Page 14……Web Sites
4	In the News Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in the state and throughout the nation. Recent studies have shown that approximately 15 percent of American children are obese and the rate has doubled over the past two decades. Overweight and obese children are at higher risk for long-term health problems, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, high blood pressure, gallbladder disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. The lives of overweight youth are often also affected by discrimination, psychological stress, poor body image, and low self-esteem. Obese children are twice as likely as non-obese children to become obese adults. Two-thirds of all deaths in the state result from four chronic diseases: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. Health experts agree that one of the most effective ways to prevent those chronic diseases is to establish policies and programs that encourage children and adolescents to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits they can maintain throughout their lives. A child who is physically healthy is more likely to be academically motivated, alert, and successful. Healthy eating also plays an important role in learning and cognitive development. Poor diet has been found to adversely influence the ability to learn and to decrease motivation and attentiveness. The school environment plays an influential role in the foods children eat. Only 2% of children meet the five main recommendations for a healthy diet from the Food Guide Pyramid. Soft drink consumption has doubled over the last 30 years. Children's calorie intake has increased since 1989 by an average of 80 to 230 extra calories per day (depending on age). According to the USDA, the increases are largely driven by increased intakes of foods and beverages high in added sugars (especially sodas, fruit drinks, cookies and other sweet baked goods). Only 30% of children consume the recommended number of servings of milk each day and only 14% eat the recommended amount of fruit. Excerpt from Harvard Nutrition
5	Lunch Prices Parents may pre-pay for a student’s lunch at anytime in the cafeteria. If you pay by check please put the following information on the check or on an envelope Student’s name Teacher’s name Account number (if you know it) OR You may use the online system to put your students lunch money in their account. You will need: A valid MasterCard or Visa Your child’s lunch account number School name and Zip Code Registration is found on the Paradise ISD web page. Click on the EZSchoolPay.com logo and follow the directions. Once you have the account with your private password you may log on to check balances or put money in an account.
6	"Breakfast" Breakfast: $1.50 This is the same for all four campuses Lunch Elementary-Intermediate Campus Student paid $2.00 Student reduced $ .40 Adult/Staff $3.50 Junior High-High School Campus Student paid $2.50 Student reduced $ .40 Adult/Staff $3.50
7	Charge Policy A student who forgets or loses their money for breakfast or lunch will be allowed to charge their meal. The second time a student must charge an alternative lunch will be served. Fruit or vegetable, bread and milk) A third charge must be approved by the campus principle and parents will be notified. Free and Reduced students are responsible for all charges, until there is an approved application on file in the Business Office.
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9	Traditional School Lunch Patterns Breakfast has five components: Grains and Breads ( toast, cereal, biscuit, etc.) Fruit or 100 % fruit juice (1/2 cup) Vegetable (1/2 cup) Meat/Meat alternate (eggs, cheese, etc.) 1 ounce Milk (8 fluid ounces) A student should choose 3 of the five offered to count as a meal. A student that takes less than 3 will be charged an ala carte meal. _____________________________________________________________________________ Lunch has 5 components: Meat/Meat Alternate (2 ounces) Fruit and or Vegetable (1 cup from two different sources Grain/Bread (no less than 10 servings a week) Milk (8 fluid ounces) A student should choose 4 of the 5 components offered for a meal. Less than 4 and the meal will be charged by ala carte pricing or by each item bought.
10	"A student that receives Free..." A student that receives Free or Reduced meals must take the required number of components for the meal to be counted as a unit price. If they DO NOT take the minimum required prices revert to ala carte or separate pricing
11	All meals served at Paradise ISD follow nutritional goals of the U. S. Department Of Agriculture
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14	Web Sites for Nutrition and Health Texas Department Of Agriculture: www.squaremeals.org Food and Nutrition Service www.fns.usda.gov Food and Health Communications www.foodandhealth.com Food Research and Action Center www.frac.org School Nutrition Association www.schoolnutrition.org Center for Science in the Public Interest www.cspinet.org Nutrition.gov http://nutrition.gov MyPyramid www.mypyramid.gov A Healthier U. S. www.healthierus.gov USDA National Agriculture Library www.nal.usda.gov Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov U. S. Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov