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Nutrition/Wellness Policy
Last updated: 11/20/2008

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Holiday and Birthday foods that meet the standards set by the wellness policy

 

 Ice creams and Frozen desserts that meet the nutritional standards (can be purchased and stored in the cafeteria) please note we are not permitted to store any foods that were not purchased from our vendors, please do not ask the cafeteria ladies to store outside foods thank you

Please read the Nutrition Labels to avoid sending in foods that contain Nuts or Peanuts

 

100 Calorie Cookies and Crackers
100% Fruit Snacks
Animal Crackers
Black & White Cookies
Cheese & Crackers
Cheese Sticks
Chex Mix
Cookies or cupcakes that meet the criteria  Check the package labels
Fruit Ices
Fruit Trays  sealed only
Granola bars
Ice Cream Frozen desserts:   our ice cream vendor has a new line of products avail which will be only sold  for b'day  and holiday celebrations.
Jello
Kudos
Low fat mini muffins
Mini Bagels
Mini Brownie Bites
Mini muffins
Nutrigrain Bars
Pudding Cups
Rice Krispie  Treats
Small Bags of Pretzels, Popcorn, Kettle Cooked Chips (all that meet the nutrition criteria)
Sun chips,
Veggies & Dip trays  sealed only
Yogurt Gogurt Pops

 

Please DO NOT send the following items to school for holidays and birthday celebrations, they WILL NOT be served to the students and sent home with your child.

 

Homemade baked goods (cookies, cupcakes)
Home prepared items such as vegetable or fruit platters
Foods of minimal nutritional value i.e. gum, candy, water ices (ice pops that do not contain fruit or fruit juices) soda or any carbonated beverages
Juice drinks i.e. Hi C, Hawaiian Punch,
Food items that are not sealed i.e. dunkin donuts munchkins or donuts

 

We are recommending that muffins, cupcakes, desserts or ice creams that do not meet the nutritional standards for fat and saturated fat not be sent