The Shorewood Insider
Menu in Shorewood Schools Gets Makeover
There is a healthy revolution going on in the Shorewood School District, and it's in the cafeterias.
Come for breakfast and stay for lunch — the menu at Shorewood schools just got a little healthier. There are some new foods lining plates in the district due to new federal regulations. In a nutshell, the new regulations push for more fresh fruits and vegetables, raise the percentage of whole grain in a lowered amount of breads, and put a minimum and maximum calorie intake on meat or meat alternative (i.e. an egg) per child per meal. “That is the first time the USDA has issued a max for meat protein,” said Shorewood Taher Food Service Director Barbara Marr. Marr, who is in her second year at Shorewood and known for greeting and waving back at students as they pass by her open-door office at the entrance to the youth center, oversees a …
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N. Peske
1:27 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Brilliant headline, Jenny! Loved the article--very good news for us parents! more ›