Sentences with phrase «school food service departments»

The economy has had a huge impact on many school food service departments — this will be a major challenge for me and many of my colleagues.

The Chicago Public School food service department will try both the food - based and nutrient - based programs for what best fits its 600 lunch programs, says Jack Costello, food service director.

As you can guess from the foregoing description, Lunch Money is meant to be a highly practical resource for managers of school food services departments, and it is they, not lay readers, who are addressed directly by the author in this book.

But perhaps anticipating these concerns, Adamick offers this disclaimer right at the outset of Lunch Money: «While not all of the tricks and tools presented here will apply to all school districts, every district should be able to identify at least one strategy to increase the revenue, or decrease the expenses, of its own school food services department.»

School food service departments generally welcome universal breakfast programs because they bring in more federal reimbursement dollars, particularly in districts with large numbers of children who qualify for free or reduced price lunches (true of over 80 % of students in Houston ISD.)

Reducing plate waste — the amount of food discarded by students — is an important goal for school food service departments within their ultimate mission: to support children's health and academic success by ensuring that they are well - nourished.

The partnership with Chef Nick Wallace, the Mississippi Museum of Art, and the Jackson Public Schools Food Service Department will connect culinary arts, nutrition education, and creativity to students, staff, families, and our community.

School Food Service Departments (SFSD) have been regulated by the USDA, using the Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Americans (DGHA) published every 5 years.

AllerSchool is a comprehensive solution with a lot of «bells & whistles», all aimed at making it easier for students with food allergies, their parents, and the school food services departments to efficiently identify safe food choices from existing meal options at the school cafeteria.

Sponsors will obtain food from another SFSP sponsor, public or commercial food vendor, or school food service department and provide activities to promote the food program, inviting families to bring their children to the site to be fed nutritious food without any income verification required.