Sentences with phrase «paid meals»

The average price is a weighted average based on the number of paid meals served.

In other words, if paid meals better represented the costs to produce them, there would be more money in the system to improve the overall quality of meals.

Yes, I know, the paying customers must pick up their fair share (Paid Meal Equity provision), but every time you raise prices, you lose participation — we need the Congress» and the USDA's help to get the equipment and infrastructure up to par, then they can blame us.

USDA found that with paid meal prices between $ 1.50 and $ 2.00 per meal, overall participation decreases by less than 3 percent at the $ 2.00 price.

I wonder if, in its application for a waiver from the whole grain rich requirement, the Haywood County school district mentioned the possible effect of their increased paid meal prices on the number of kids eating school lunch.

Under a block grant, loss of entitlement funding — along with the elimination of six cent certification, paid meal reimbursements and adjustments for inflation — would be detrimental to the overall well - being and academic success of students.

Pay Your Meal Via Bill or Coin acceptors and then pick it up at any of the 8 compartments.

[25] Setting prices closer to that level in smaller suburban and rural districts where a greater share of students eat paid meals could have even more of an impact on revenues and offer more benefit for low - income students.

Through this office, students can receive a variety of assistance, such as getting information about meal plans, paying meal plans and housing, finding out about cultural and social events, or joining a residential hall association.

Several participate in NSLP, with Choicelunch offering a reduced price for eligible students and the difference between the NSLP reimbursement and our reduced price funded through the full paid meals.

Again, hats off to the generous (and relatively wealthy, with just 18 % of student qualified for government paid meals) citizens of Boulder for getting this done, but not every community could raise that kind of money, no matter how badly their school food needed to be «fixed.»

Do not allow an employer to coerce you into doing work off the clock for which you should be getting paid, or violate your rights to certain amounts of paid meals and rest breaks throughout the day.

At 11 a.m. the following breakout sessions are available: «Opening New Revenue Streams: Bolding Going Beyond NSLP,» «Tips and Techniques to Increase Paid Meal Participation,» «State Agency Meeting Part Two,» and «Industry Exchange Part Two.»

The intent of the law, known as «paid equity» is to ensure that federal free meal dollars are not used to subsidize paid meals.

It would seem at first glance that al - la - carte items or alternative offerings for paid meals could be used to offset the cost of the free / reduced program, if done carefully.

Under USDA's interpretation of the law, there is nothing illegal about using reimbursements for free and reduced price meals to make up for losses associated with paid meals or competitive foods.

[20] As noted above, the average total revenue for a paid meal during 2004 - 2005 was $ 1.81.

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.