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March Newsletter - 2015
March is National Nutrition Month - Celebrate by joining the movement to create a healthier community by becoming a 5-2-1-0 family! Each Day: 5 or more fruits and vegetables 2 hours or less of recreational screen time 1 hour of physical activity 0 Sugary Drinks
What’s That? Wednesday Our students love to try new foods! In January, “Try it Tuesday” introduced students to radishes, guava, grapefruit and avocado. Every Wednesday in March, students will be asking “What’s That?” when they see Kale, Mushrooms, Asparagus and Carambola (Star Fruit).
Hashtag of the Month: #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek March 2nd - 6th is National School Breakfast Week! Tell us how breakfast has helped you “make the grade” or tweet your favorite school breakfast food!
Polk County Public Schools and USDA are equal opportunity providers.
Visit us online www.polk-fl.net, search keyword: Nutrition Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
Community Eligibility Schools
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We are pleased to offer parents the option to apply for free and reduced price meal benefits online. Applications are
77 schools currently participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2014-2015 school year. The list for 2015-2016 will be released after April. All enrolled students at participating schools automatically receive healthy breakfasts and lunches each day at no charge. If you have children who attend both CEP and Non-CEP schools, you still need to complete a free and reduced price meal benefits application.
available in early August. The application is available in English and Spanish. If you need assistance with your application, please call 863-534-0588. Please see the school nutrition manager at your child’s school if you need a paper application.
www.mylunchmoney.com
! ! School Menus: Online or On Your Phone! Check out our interactive school menus, with integrated, easy
Applying for benefits is fast and your information is kept private. Schools receive many additional services based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced price meals. It helps everyone when you apply even if your child does not want to eat school meals.
to read nutritional information. Subscribe to our menus to get important updates. Content can be viewed in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Need carbohydrate counts for students with special diets? You can view and print an easy to read carb count report in seconds, which can be sorted by menu day or alphabetical by item. Menus can be viewed and printed from any computer with internet access or you can download the free phone/tablet app, School Lunch by Nutrislice, on iTunes
!
or Google Play.
Follow Us!
!
@PCSBNutrition
Polk County Public Schools and USDA are equal opportunity providers.
Polk School Nutrition
What’s That? Wednesday Our students love to try new foods! In January, “Try it Tuesday” introduced students to radishes, guava, grapefruit and avocado. Every Wednesday in March, students will be asking “What’s That?” when they see Kale, Mushrooms, Asparagus and Carambola (Star Fruit).
Hashtag of the Month: #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek March 2nd - 6th is National School Breakfast Week! Tell us how breakfast has helped you “make the grade” or tweet your favorite school breakfast food!
Polk County Public Schools and USDA are equal opportunity providers.
Visit us online www.polk-fl.net, search keyword: Nutrition Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
Community Eligibility Schools
!
We are pleased to offer parents the option to apply for free and reduced price meal benefits online. Applications are
77 schools currently participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2014-2015 school year. The list for 2015-2016 will be released after April. All enrolled students at participating schools automatically receive healthy breakfasts and lunches each day at no charge. If you have children who attend both CEP and Non-CEP schools, you still need to complete a free and reduced price meal benefits application.
available in early August. The application is available in English and Spanish. If you need assistance with your application, please call 863-534-0588. Please see the school nutrition manager at your child’s school if you need a paper application.
www.mylunchmoney.com
! ! School Menus: Online or On Your Phone! Check out our interactive school menus, with integrated, easy
Applying for benefits is fast and your information is kept private. Schools receive many additional services based on the number of students that qualify for free or reduced price meals. It helps everyone when you apply even if your child does not want to eat school meals.
to read nutritional information. Subscribe to our menus to get important updates. Content can be viewed in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Need carbohydrate counts for students with special diets? You can view and print an easy to read carb count report in seconds, which can be sorted by menu day or alphabetical by item. Menus can be viewed and printed from any computer with internet access or you can download the free phone/tablet app, School Lunch by Nutrislice, on iTunes
!
or Google Play.
Follow Us!
!
@PCSBNutrition
Polk County Public Schools and USDA are equal opportunity providers.
Polk School Nutrition
