8/25/08:
Healthier Meals Training for Pawtucket Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Pawtucket will mean an even 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.
Pawtucket has been testing a healthier school food service program for
the past three years and is fully committed to implementing RINR 2009
this school year. Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist team will be training
Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket public schools.
Within the next year, all children in the Pawtucket 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.)
8/25/08: Healthier Meals Training for Central Falls Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Central Falls 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 Central Falls is one of them! Kids First's Chef and
Nutritionist team will be training Central Falls 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 Central Falls public schools. All children in the Central Falls 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.)
8/26/08: Healthier Meals Training for Newport Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Newport 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.
Newport 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 Newport 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 Newport public
schools. Within the next year, all children in the Newport 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.)
8/26/08:
Healthier Meals Training for Lincoln and Woonsocket Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Lincoln and Woonsocket 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 Lincoln and Woonsocket are two of them! Kids First's
Chef and Nutritionist team will be training Lincoln and Woonsocket (in
separate workshops) 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 Lincoln and Woonsocket
public schools. All children in the Lincoln and Woonsocket 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.)
8/29/08:
Healthier Meals Training for Scituate Cafeteria Staff
Back-to-school in Scituate 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 Scituate is one of them! Kids First's Chef and Nutritionist team will
be training Scituate 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 Scituate public
schools. All children in the Scituate 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.)
