Sentences with phrase «carte lines in»

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

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.

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in junior high, i was super stoked on the a la carte lunch line.

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

The presence of a la carte also creates the very real issue of social stigma, such that poor kids don't want to be seen (or even have their photos taken) in the «uncool» school meal line.

These included foods sold in cafeteria a la carte lines, vending machines, and school stores, with the majority of the revenue generated by a la carte cafeteria sales.

Some children who are eligible for free / reduced price meals choose not to take advantage of the program because of the stigma attached to such meals, especially when there's an «a la carte» line in the same lunchroom offering such «cool» foods as Papa John's pizza and fruit slushies.

And when those items are available a la carte, it means that many kids will make their lunch from them on a daily basis, and without the accompanying and healthful fruits, vegetables and dairy they'd get in the federal meal line.

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.

Over at Slow Food USA's blog, a student described and photographed this unbelievable concoction, sold in his cafeteria as an «a la carte» option for kids who don't want to wait in the long lunch line.

What are the parents saying about their kids buying more food in the a la carte line?

Moreover, not only does a la carte junk food pose a nutritional issue, it inadvertently creates a civil rights issue when only kids with money in their pockets can get the «cool food,» and needy kids are afraid to stand in line for the federally subsidized meal lest their pictures be snapped on cell phones and posted on Facebook to shame them for their lower economic status.

However I don't agree that we should eliminate the a la carte line merely because someone could have their pic snapped while they are in line.

If students are inappropriately taking pics in the lunch room or elsewhere, that is a separate issue from whether we should have the a la carte line or not.

If offered on the meal line, it can boost participation, and if offered on the for - cash a la carte (snack bar) line, it generally results in higher sales than healthier offerings.

I don't think schools need to provide access to foods like Cheetos or slushies, in the a la carte line or elsewhere.

Reading the comment carefully, you understand that the father (and child) feel less shame about taking advantage of school meals at breakfast, where the service is universal (available to all regardless of economic need) versus at lunch, where there is often a more visible distinction between paying and nonpaying students, or between students on the federally reimbursable lunch line versus those who can purchase for - cash (and often more desirable) «a la carte» food, or (in the case of high schoolers) between students who can go off campus to buy lunch at convenience stores and restaurants versus those with no money in their pockets.

However... if there are a la carte offerings or off site options that the free and / or reduced students can't afford, and pretty much all the paid students forgo the full meal line, it ends up with the end result being pretty much the same thing... mainly free / reduced students taking part in the reimbursable meal line... which perpetuates the cycle because paid students probably won't want to participate...

Let's examine whether we could follow the lead of forward - thinking districts like San Francisco USD by getting rid of our «a la carte» lines entirely, so that all kids can get a balanced meal (instead of grabbing nachos and a slushie and calling it lunch) and no Houston kid gets his picture put on Facebook to shame him for eating in the «poor kids & # 822....

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.

06.27.2013 HUMAN Healthy Vending Aligns with USDA to Provide «Smart Snacks in School» Nationwide Today, the USDA finalized its national school nutrition standards for «competitive foods,» which are all foods and beverages sold to students on campus during the school day, typically through vending machines, a la carte lunch lines and in student 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 lineIn 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 linein the subsidized meal line but in vending machines, snack bars, school stores and a la carte linein vending machines, snack bars, school stores and a la carte lines.

Yet, as Poppendieck and many others have noted, in some schools there are actually two lines — or even two eating areas — which visibly divide the paying a la carte consumers from those receiving the regular lunch.

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The SNA is also asking USDA to extend the comment period on the new competitive food rules which, if they go into effect as planned on July 1st, will represent the first meaningful regulation of snack foods on school campuses, everything from vending machine offerings to the items offered in cafeteria «a la carte» lines.

Thus, hot meals and a la carte items are intermingled in so - called blended lunch lines.

This USDA initiative targets «competitive foods,» which are all foods and beverages sold to students on campus during the school day, typically through vending machines, a la carte lunch lines and in student stores, other than those meals reimbursable under federal meal programs.

The proposed standards will affect items sold in vending machines, a la carte lunch lines and in student stores.

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.

On both this blog and The Spork Report, I've written extensively about «competitive foods,» i.e., the food and beverages sold on school campuses in competition with the federal school meal, through outlets like vending machines, snack bars, and cafeteria «a la carte» lines.

Specifically, the SNA is asking to: keep the level of whole grains in the total number of grain foods served at 25 %; avoid further reductions in sodium; eliminate the requirement that kids take fruit or a vegetable with their meal (returning to the old system in which kids could — and often did — pass up those healthful foods); and allow schools to sell on a daily basis a la carte items like pizza and fries, as opposed to the current plan which would allow these items to be sold only on the same day they appeared on the main lunch line.

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).

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.

and elaborated on in subsequent posts (e.g.,» A Follow - Up to the Infamous «Cheetos - and - Nach0 - Sauce» Photo «-RRB-, the shame of being seen in line for the federally reimbursable meal can prevent economically disadvantaged children from eating lunch, a problem that's exacerbated when when attractive, for - cash - only, snack - bar items are also made available by schools in so - called «a la carte» lines.

I have been a Child Nutrition Manager for many years, and all lines in all schools are all reimbursable AND have a la carte items.

In my district, someone in my food services department described how kids who couldn't partake in a la carte were getting their photos taken by cell phone in the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that linIn my district, someone in my food services department described how kids who couldn't partake in a la carte were getting their photos taken by cell phone in the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that linin my food services department described how kids who couldn't partake in a la carte were getting their photos taken by cell phone in the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that linin a la carte were getting their photos taken by cell phone in the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that linin the «uncool» subsidized meal line to shame them, and some of these kids would rather go hungry than be seen standing in that linin that line.

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 lineIn 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 linein the cafeteria snack lines.

The accomplishments described were impressive — all junk food gone from the a la carte line and vending machines, sodas banned, improved federal meals — and I immediately tracked down Dana and arranged a phone call to see if these sorts of changes could be made in my own Houston district.

A provision in the Child Nutrition Act passed by the Senate would give the U.S. Department of Agriculture authority to regulate nutrition standards not just for the lunchroom, but for foods in the a la carte lines and vending machines as well.

First, under the new «Smart Snacks in School» rules, we should see a big improvement in the nutritional content of snack foods and beverages sold to students from outlets like vending machines, fundraising tables and «a la carte» snack bar lines.

I cringe a little when I remember how much time I spent in the a la carte line, but I'm thankful that I had staff who would actively encourage me to make healthier choices, pointing out the fresh fruit that was next to the chips, or telling me what was for sale in the longer «hot lunch» line that day.

But when we're talking about rolling back a requirement that kids take fruit / veg with their meal, and instead go back to the «beige old days,» or when we're talking about reinstating the ability of schools to easily sell a la carte items like pizza every single day (instead of tying such sales to the menu on the reimbursable line), that is a per se «weakening» of nutrition standards — regardless of how pure SNA's motives may be in asking for those changes.

Children are also offered a wide variety of snack foods and beverages in vending machines, school stores, and cafeteria a la carte lines.

HUMAN Healthy Vending's expansion has been bolstered by the increasing demand for healthful products in the school setting, especially with the USDA's recently - launched rules governing competitive foods called, «Smart Snacks In School,» which will affect what schools across the country may sell in their vending machines, student stores and a la carte linein the school setting, especially with the USDA's recently - launched rules governing competitive foods called, «Smart Snacks In School,» which will affect what schools across the country may sell in their vending machines, student stores and a la carte lineIn School,» which will affect what schools across the country may sell in their vending machines, student stores and a la carte linein their vending machines, student stores and a la carte lines.

«The students seem to like the new items in the la carte line and the regular lunch line,» Caudle shared.

These foods are available in vending machines, a la carte lines, snack bars, school stores and other places in schools, and include foods and beverages provided for school fundraisers and student rewards.

Meet the HealthierUS School Challenge Gold Award Level requirements for food and beverages sold in vending machines, cafeteria a la carte lines, school stores, and snack bars or foods and beverages provided for school fundraisers, and student rewards.

They include a la carte foods sold in the cafeteria line, along with foods and beverages sold through vending machines, school stores, and fundraisers.

The Family Room is also decorated in warm colours and wooden furniture and it has satellite TV, direct telephone line, à la carte minibar service, safe, (these last three services are at an extra cost).