8/18/08: Healthier Meals Training for Cranston and Westerly Cafeteria
Staff
Back-to-school in Cranston and Westerly will mean a fresher, healthier
school food service program that strives to meet new nutrition criteria,
as developed and adopted by RI Department of Education. The new state
nutrition criteria for school meals is entitled RINR 2009 or RI Nutrition
Requirements 2009. The state plan, as funded through a USDA Team Nutrition
grant, is that all 36 RI school districts will implement RINR 2009 by
September 2009. Cranston and Westerly are committed to piloting RINR 2009
this school year and expect to go district wide prior to September 2009.
Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist team will be training Cranston and
Westerly food service staff today (in separate workshops) as to the requirements
of RINR 2009. All will learn, practice and discuss how to incorporate
RINR 2009 into the everyday breakfast and lunch programs of Cranston and
Westerly public schools. Within the next year, all children in the Cranston
and Westerly school systems will be able to enjoy more and wider variety
of fruits and vegetables (locally grown too!), more whole grains and less
processed foods (lower sodium.)
8/19
& 8/20/08: Healthier Meals Training for East Bay Districts' Cafeteria
Staff
Back-to-school in the East Bay districts: Barrington, Bristol-Warren,
East Providence, Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton will
mean a fresher, healthier school food service program that strives to
meet new nutrition criteria, as developed and adopted by RI Department
of Education. The new state nutrition criteria for school meals is entitled
RINR 2009 or RI Nutrition Requirements 2009. The state plan, as funded
through a USDA Team Nutrition grant, is that all 36 RI school districts
will implement RINR 2009 by September 2009. The East Bay districts are
committed to piloting RINR 2009 this school year and expect to fully implement
well ahead of the September 2009 deadline. Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist
team will be training the East Bay districts' food service staff today
on the 19th and 20th as to the requirements of RINR 2009. All will learn,
practice and discuss how to incorporate RINR 2009 into the everyday breakfast
and lunch programs of the East Bay's seven districts' public schools.
Within the next year, all children in the Barrington, Bristol-Warren,
East Providence, Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton school
systems will be able to enjoy more and wider variety of fruits and vegetables
(locally grown too!), more whole grains and less processed foods (lower
sodium.)
8/19/08: Healthier Meals Training for Providence Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Providence will mean a fresher, healthier school
food service program that strives to meet new nutrition criteria, as developed
and adopted by RI Department of Education. The new state nutrition criteria
for school meals is entitled RINR 2009 or RI Nutrition Requirements 2009.
The state plan, as funded through a USDA Team Nutrition grant, is that
all 36 RI school districts will implement RINR 2009 by September 2009.
Providence is committed to piloting RINR 2009 this school year and expect
to go district wide prior to September 2009. Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist
team will be training Providence food service staff today as to the requirements
of RINR 2009. All will learn, practice and discuss how to incorporate
RINR 2009 into the everyday breakfast and lunch programs of Providence
public schools. Within the next year, all children in the Providence school
systems will be able to enjoy more and wider variety of fruits and vegetables
(locally grown too!), more whole grains and less processed foods (lower
sodium.)
8/20/08:
Healthier Meals Training for Smithfield Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Smithfield will mean a fresher, healthier school food
service program that meets new nutrition criteria, as developed and adopted
by RI Department of Education. The new state nutrition criteria for school
meals is entitled RINR 2009 or RI Nutrition Requirements 2009. The state
plan, as funded through a USDA Team Nutrition grant, is that all 36 RI
school districts will implement RINR 2009 by September 2009. However over
a dozen RI school districts will begin implementation in September 2008
and Smithfield is one of them! Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist team
will be training Smithfield food service staff today as to the requirements
of RINR 2009. All will learn, practice and discuss how to incorporate
RINR 2009 into the everyday breakfast and lunch programs of Smithfield
public schools. All children in the Smithfield school system will be able
to enjoy more and wider variety of fruits and vegetables (locally grown
too!), more whole grains and less processed foods (lower sodium.)
8/22/08: Healthier Meals Training for West Warwick Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in West Warwick will mean a fresher, healthier school
food service program that strives to meet new nutrition criteria, as developed
and adopted by RI Department of Education. The new state nutrition criteria
for school meals is entitled RINR 2009 or RI Nutrition Requirements 2009.
The state plan, as funded through a USDA Team Nutrition grant, is that
all 36 RI school districts will implement RINR 2009 by September 2009.
West Warwick is committed to piloting RINR 2009 this school year and expect
to go district wide prior to September 2009. Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist
team will be training West Warwick food service staff today as to the
requirements of RINR 2009. All will learn, practice and discuss how to
incorporate RINR 2009 into the everyday breakfast and lunch programs of
West Warwick public schools. Within the next year, all children in the
West Warwick school systems will be able to enjoy more and wider variety
of fruits and vegetables (locally grown too!), more whole grains and less
processed foods (lower sodium.)
