Healthy Family Newsletter

The Healthy Family   A Newsletter from the     Food & Nutrition Services Department   Link(s) to issues in PDF format:

May 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 9     Adventures of a School Nutrition Employee!     National Physical Fitness & Sports Month!     What's on the Menu: Yogurt Parfaits     Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Corner: Pears!

April 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 8     National School Lunch Program: New Regulations     Be a Heathly Role Model for Children     What's on the Menu: BBQ Chicken     Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Corner: Strawberries!

March 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 7     National Nutrition Month: Get Your Plate In Shape!     National School Breakfast Week:  March 5-9, 2012     What's on the Menu: Beef Enchilada Casserole     Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Corner: Carrots!

February 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 6      Become a FAN of Fiber!      Feb 13-17th: Eat Your Colors Week!      What's on the Menu: Wild Rice Pilaf      Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Corner: Mango!

January 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 5      Winter: Fruits & Vegetables in Season      School Wellness Policies      Healthy Meals on a Budget      What's on the Menu:  Oven Roasted Potatoes

 
December 2011 - Volume 7 Issue 4
     Make Half Your Grains Whole Grains
     Empty Calories: What Are They?
     Healthy School Celebrations
     What's on the Menu: Curried Mixed Fruit

November 2011 - Volume 7 Issue 3
     Dietary Guidelines: Fruits and Vegetables
     Be Aware of Portion Distortion!
     Food Safety in the Home
     What’s on the Menu: Roasted Garbanzo Beans

October 2011 - Volume 7 Issue 2
     Dietary Guidelines
     National School Lunch Week
     Got Milk?: Does Your Child Drink Enough
     Roasted Butternut Squash

September 2011 - Volume 7 Issue 1
     Food & Nutrition Services
     Farm to School Month
     Breakfast: Most Important Meal
     Fast-Baked Apples
     Offer vs Serve: What Does It Mean

May 2011 - Volume 6 Issue 9
     Food Safety During Summer Picnics
     Bison Hotdogs

April 2011 - Volume 6 Issue 8
     Danger: Energy Drinks Not For Kids
     Sprouting Potatoes

March 2011 - Volume 6 Issue 7
     Green Fruits and Vegetables
     Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

February 2011 - Volume 6 Issue 6
     Red Fruits & Vegetables
     Marinated Black Bean Salad

January 2011 - Volume 6 Issue 5
     Fresh Fruit & Vegetables - They Are Good For All of Us!
     Blue & Purple Fruits & Vegetables

December 2010 - Volume 6 Issue 4
     Tan & White Fruits & Vegetables
     Three Grain Pilaf

November 2010 - Volume 6 Issue 3
     Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Offered at Roosevelt & Kennedy Elementary
     Wild Rice

October 2010 - Volume 6 Issue 2
     National School Lunch Week Oct 11-15
     Farm to School Feature: Honey

September 2010 - Volume 6 Issue 1
     Farm to School (F2S)
     Sprouting potatoes
     Currrent meal pricing at WPS