Sentences with phrase «carte lines»

At issue are so - called competitive foods — snacks such as candy, soda, pizza and popcorn available in a la carte lines in cafeterias, in vending machines and in school stores.

The HHFKA also ensured «competitive foods» sold in vending machines, snack bars and a la carte lines meet nutrition standards.

I assumed that if the chips were accepted by the district, they would be offered on school cafeteria a la carte lines as a snack item.

Some school districts argued that the money earned from vending machines and a la carte lines helped to support sports and arts programs.

Since he became the food service director, many changes have been implemented in Mesabi East Schools, including installing a full service salad bar and a la carte line for senior high school students, offering a new breakfast bar, creating a comprehensive recycling program and providing an online version of the menu and nutritional information on the district's website.

This district is doing a lot of things right — a Salata - like salad bar line, scratch - made ranch dressing, attractive fresh fruit cups and more — but take a look at what's offered as a breakfast option * in its high schools on a daily basis, in its middle and elementary schools on a weekly basis, and on its lunch a la carte line daily:

-LSB-...] items in development (rice bowls, wraps, etc.) will only be offered on the a l carte line, which, as I've written about before, could easily result in a world of haves and have nots when it comes to access to less processed, -LSB-...]

There are lots of misunderstandings about Ala Carte Lines and Reimbursable Meal Lines.

My children have a la carte lines in their suburban schools and it drives me CRAZY!!

I had a rotation for the brokest of days: Cheez - Its and Welch's Fruit Snacks was one day, another day (for when I beat the lines) was a hot (microwaved, I'm sure) egg roll from the a la carte line and two freakish but addicting chocolate chip cookies from the warming drawer, another option was a packet of two iced strawberry pop tarts from, yet again, the vending machine.

«If a student buys a snack from a vending machine or a slice of pizza from the a la carte line, it should be healthy,» said Risa Lavizzo - Mourey, head of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which focuses on health care.

They're often on the front line, dealing with children who are tired and / or excitable after a lunch of empty calories from the a la carte line, and they may be your best allies.)

That said, there may be future Trump administration efforts to further weaken HHFKA advances, including a possible gutting of the «Smart Snacks» rules that cleaned up the junk food sold to kids via fundraisers, vending machines, school stores and a la carte lines.

Also, it sounds like many of the items in development (rice bowls, wraps, etc.) will only be offered on the a la carte line, which, as I've written about before, could easily result in a world of haves and have nots when it comes to access to less processed, healthier food.

The USDA's proposed competitive food rules (scheduled to go into effect in Fall 2013) promise to bring healthy changes to food and drinks sold in a la carte lines, vending machines and school stores.

I couldn't find any specifics from the Dallas ISD Food Services website, but even with the proposed changes it sounds like Dallas children, even elementary school children, can still buy the less healthful items (the chips and desserts) on the a la carte line, and chocolate milk will still be served (although not everyone thinks that's a bad thing.)

g, pizza, burgers, hot dogs and fries — on their federal school meal menus, in part to preserve their ability to sell those items on a rolling basis on their a la carte lines.

Here in Houston ISD, I've long been distressed by some of the really supbar foods and beverages sold on our a la carte lines, and in my letter to USDA I urged the agency to «hold a la carte foods to the same nutritional standards as other any competitive food, regardless of whether they are also served on school menus.»

The four final rules, announced yesterday on a media call by the USDA Deputy Under Secretary Katie Wilson, specifically pertain to: the «Smart Snacks» standards for competitive foods, i.e., foods sold to children through school stores, vending machines, a la carte lines and fundraisers; local school wellness policies; the Community Eligibility Provision, which allows free meals for all kids in high - poverty areas without paper applications; and administrative review.

A la carte lines, grab and go windows, and vending machines full of junk food are all helping kids develop bad habits and terrible attitudes about food.

And on the a la carte line, kids can and often do come back for multiple pizza slices at a single meal.

-LSB-...] items (the chips and desserts) on the a la carte line, and chocolate milk will still be served (although not everyone thinks that's a bad thing.)

This means the SNA is urging a return to a system in which kids (at least those with some money in their pockets) can make a meal from a slice or two of pizza and some fries from an a la carte line every day of the week.

«Whether a child is in the cafeteria ordering a school meal or in front of a vending machine or in an a la carte line,» she said, «they'll be receiving a consistent message about healthy food choices.»

Under the recently passed re-authorization, the USDA for the first time will have authority to regulate all foods sold in schools, including those in a la carte lines, vending machines and in school stores.

In addition, this legislation would give the USDA for the first time authority to remove all non-nutritious foods from schools, meaning not just in the subsidized meal line but in vending machines, snack bars, school stores and a la carte lines.

Whether it's through the integration of our award - winning healthy vending machine program, the sourcing of healthier products for your student stores and a la carte lines, or through fundraising, HUMAN can work with you to ensure your competitive food and beverage options are healthful, meet all federal mandates, taste delicious, and generate revenue for your school.

Ultimately, the issue of a la carte touches on the larger philosophical question of how we want to feed the children in our district, * both in the a la carte line and in the reimbursable meal line.

«We can't have that healthy meal competing with Ho Hos and chips and French fries and pizza on the a la carte line.»

Some districts have removed vending machines, snack bars and a la carte lines.

since many districts don't feel that way, which only increases the sense of stigma many kids feel when they're financially dependent on the federal meal and can't access the often better food in the a la carte line.

A kid bought the items from the a la carte line and mixed it up him / herself.

Food service directors reported uneven progress toward district - wide compliance with the Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards, which govern items sold in cafeteria a la carte lines, vending machines, snack bars, and at fundraisers.

And it will help eliminate junk food from vending machines and a la carte lines — a major step that is supported by parents, health - experts, and many in the food and beverage industry.

But it is not just breakfast and lunch menus that have changed; vending machine options, a la carte lines, food - based fundraising practices, and more are being improved to meet the updated school nutrition rules that began to take effect in the 2012 - 13 school year (SY).

And it works both ways: a la carte lines can mean that poor kids lose access to less - than - healthy but highly - kid - popular junk food like Flamin» Hot Cheetos and tater tots, and it can also mean that only kids with money can access better food, like yogurts, salads and fresh sandwiches that are only offered a la carte.

In my district, Houston ISD, it's the Food Services department that is selling the bright blue slushies and the fried chip nachos and the Frito Pie on the a la carte line, and they work with the district to monitor vending machines to ensure that no competitive food is sold there that could undercut their profits in the cafeteria snack lines.

Pizza is a big seller in most cafeteria a la carte lines, and we've already seen how ConAgra and Schwan (major suppliers of frozen school pizza) decisively crushed an earlier attempt to limit pizza in cafeterias (i.e., the infamous «pizza = vegetable» debacle in 2011.)