Sentences with phrase «lunch participation when»

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Beegle strives to meet several distinct goals when feeding Lodi's children: offering students better access to fresh fruits and vegetables, increasing participation within the lunch program, and giving students the opportunity to see the beautiful colors of fresh fruits and vegetables first - hand.

Nothing in any of the worksheets takes into account a possible sudden drop in participation in the lunch program if students dislike the changes implemented, a consideration which seems especially timely right now when we're hearing so much negative feedback surrounding the newly improved federal school meal regulations.

Beegle strives to meet several distinct goals when feeding Lodi's children: offering students better access to fresh fruits and vegetables, increasing participation within the lunch program, and giving students the opportunity to see the beautiful colors of fresh fruits and vegetables first - hand.

The USDA knew all along that the Paid Meal Equity provision of the HHFKA would likely drive participation downward, and while the intent is well - meaning (to make sure that reimbursements for low income kids» meals are not unintentionally subsidizing lower prices for slightly more affluent paying students), no one benefits when fewer kids eat the school lunch.

«When we looked at the first three states that implemented community eligibility in the schools during the first two years,» Levin says, «we found that lunch participation increased by 13 percent, and that breakfast participation increased by 25 percent.»

The hardest aspect moving forward, however, will be maintaining and / or increasing student participation at a time when healthy food isn't appealing and there is a stigma associated with school lunch.

When I asked at a Parent Advisory Committee meeting this summer how this price increase would likely impact participation in the program, I was told that the increase affects only about 8 % of the students in our district, because the vast majority of kids here — almost 90 % — are on free / reduced lunch.

When competitive foods are available, participation in school lunch and breakfast decreases.

When competitive foods are available, participation in school lunch and breakfast decreases.