Healthy Well Balance Meals Categories:
A well balanced meal consist of each category:
We are Serving Up Delicious Nutritious Food & Snacks. Nutrition Helps Children to Fuel the Body and Focus, Which Can Help Kids Perform Their Best in the Classroom. A well balanced meal consist of each category of food served during Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!
Meals
All meals are served based upon the USDA food patterns which includes a combination of bread/ grains, protein, fruits, vegetables, and milk.
FRUITS
Fruits can reduce the risk of some chronic diseases by providing nutrients vital for health and maintenance of the body.
VEGETABLES
Vegetables can strengthen a child’s immune system and help fight illnesses.
GRAINS / BREADS
Grains, breads and cereals are good sources of fiber, carbohydrates, protein and a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, providing nutrients and energy for a child’s normal growth and development.
PROTEIN: CHICKEN/ FISH / EGGS/ MEAT
Protein builds and maintain lean muscle.
DAIRY: MILK
A Nutrition Power House for Children! With out milk, it's hard for children to get nutrients needed. Kids should have milk with every meal.
RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS 4 EACH MEAL
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
Breakfast is important and the 1st meal of the day, it is key to the growth and development of children. It provides energy, essential nutrients, and Improves alertness, concentration, mental performance, mood and memory.
A Well Balanced Breakfast contains 3 components & is served in portions:
1 cup of Milk,
1/2 cup of 100% Juice
Fruit or Vegetable
Cold Cereal
LUNCH
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
Lunch is an important mid day meal and is a good source to re-energize the body. Recent studies have shown that lunch
is important in communities when school is out. Without a nutritional lunch, children miss out on the fuel they need to reach growth benchmarks.
A Well Balanced Lunch is served in portions & contains each of 5 components:
Lunch is an important mid day meal and is a good source to re-energize the body. Recent studies have shown that lunch
is important in communities when school is out. Without a nutritional lunch, children miss out on the fuel they need to reach growth benchmarks.
A Well Balanced Lunch is served in portions & contains each of 5 components:
1% Milk - 1 Cup
Meat / Meat Alternate - 2oz
100% Juice or Fruit or Vegetable (2 servings)
Grain / Bread 1- Serving
SUPPER
BREAKFAST
SUPPER
Dinner is equally important in the lives of children to grow and be strong. That is why we go the extra mile to provide nutritional meals, because children should not have to go to bed hungry. Well Balanced Dinner is served in portions & contains each of these components:
1% Milk - 1 Cup
Meat / Meat Alternate - 2oz
100% Juice or Fruit or Vegetable (2 servings)
Grain / Bread 1- Serving
SNACKS
A Well Balanced snacks is served in portions & contains 2 components of the food groups.
Healthy Well Balance Meals Categories:
Learning Knows NO Bounds when Healthy Options are Around
Building up the potential of the whole child starts with preparation from conception and continues throughout each stage of development.
Precious Beginning
Infants 0-5
School age 5-13
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Highschool age 14-18
Youth Serving Programs
All Families