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Healthier Menus
The Norwin School District has moved to a “healthier” menu plan this school year for a number of reasons:
It’s the right thing to do given the rising obesity rates among this nation’s school children.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, has implemented more stringent audit guidelines, starting with the 2004-2005 school year.
Before this 2004-2005, schools were instructed to make a “good faith effort” to reduce the dietary fat. Starting in 2004-2005, there are monetary fines if District's do not fall within the 30% of calories from fat, with no more than 10% from saturated fat!
The younger students have embraced the new dietary plan, but the High School students are slower to change their eating habits. To combat this reluctance, we have been forced to remove the higher fat content items from the regular menu. Some of the items we have removed, include: french fries, pizza, tacos, nachos and onion rings. All of the “removed menu items” have been shifted to the a la carte menu. The a la carte items have increased by .25 cents, over last year’s prices, while the regular lunch price has remained exactly the same. EXAMPLE:
FRENCH FRIES $1.00
PIZZA $1.75
Along with the .25 cents increase in price came a corresponding increase in size. The pizza is a larger cut and the french fries are a larger portion. We encourage children to take advantage of the fresh fruits and vegetables on the regular menu, and consider french fries to be an occasional treat. We feature seven entrees, a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables and low fat desserts on the regular menu, daily. Pizza and french fries will be featured on the regular menu every so often---just not every day. I believe that in time the students will adjust to the healthier lifestyle and learn to make wise food choices.
If you would like to learn more about the school lunch and breakfast
program or have questions about the program please feel free to call the Food Service Office at 724-861-3000 x1131.
Updated 6/9/2005