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Western Area Feature
IS IT ALL WORTH IT? Am I Even Making a Difference?
Wilson students get ‘hip’ to a healthy lunch BY JENNIFER LYSIAK WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BY TRACIE MIDDLETON, SNS WESTERN AREA DIRECTOR
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varieties. The regulations seem endless. This fall I moved to a new job. After 26+ years in child nutrition I left working in a school setting and began work at a SUNY college. My s t u df ier ns tt sf eown cdaamy sp up sa sasnedd tirny ian gwthoi rfliwn di n md yo fwma ye eatri onug nnde. w( I po enol yp lgeo, twl oe sl ct oomn icneg) All of these changes seemed so overwhelming. Nh aovwe nt hoat ti cIe hd atvhee bc eo eonl e hs te trhe i na gf .e wE awt i ne egki sn, tahneddtihniinnggshaarl el Iswt aarst ionbgsteor vsientgt l ew dh oa wt tnh eI sfrtuuidtes.ntWs wHAerTe?!t?a!king from the meal line. Whole grains…a variety of vegetables…. What we do as school nutrition professionals really matters. At ol l et xhpe orseeg usltautdi oennst st htaot nweewh af ov oe dtso af onl dl o wp r aorvei dhi ne gl p i n g t c h h e oi b ce u s ild a i s ng th b e lo y ck b s ec f o o m r t e he in m de to pe mnd a e k n e t h y e o a u lt n h g ier aYedsu li tt si.s aSlol wl eot rmt hei tbaentdh eYeosnyeo ut oatreel lmyaokui nt gh aat , HUGE difference.
saonddi utmh e a vnidt ahma isnjsu stth at ht esrt ui gdhetnat sm onuene dt otfop r‘ fouteeli nt,hfeaitr, ft uo runnawc ei ns .d’ Sacnhdo os ol cmi ael ai zl tei mw ei tsh at lhseoi rg ci vl ae s ks mi d as t seos .m” e t i m e Te loe mmeankt aer yt, hme i dc de lleeb, raant di o nh i gehv esnc hmo oolr es t uedxec ni tti sn,g t hfeoyr had a chance of winning a gift basket filled with all sa ol rutns cohf mt r ee aa lt sd. uTroi nwg i Nn aat isot nu adleSnct hmo ou ls tL uh na vc eh pWuerec kh.aTs ehde mt hoeri re cdhaaynsc es toufdwe ni nt sn ibnoguagbhat sak el ut nwcehrem. e a l t h e g re a t e r “I hope we were able to get some students who haven’t participated in our meal program to give it a try,” said Bell. “I also hope that the students had fun and got to know the food service staff.” Ao fctceonr dt hi neg mt oo ss tt ubdai el asn, ct he ed ma ne da l sn ur et rc ietiivoeuds amt es cahl so oml aanr ye sr et ug du el anrt sh eraelct he iyv em ea al ll s d, tahye. yWahr ee nl e ss st ul di keenl yt s t oa rbee gt iirveedn, tt hh ee si nt uf odremn tast iaorne tma uogr eh ta itnt ecnltai svse iosvreertaal il n. e d b e t t e r, a n d “We work very hard to make sure we provide healthy meals to all of our students,” remarked Bell. FL ourn cmh oWr ee ei nkf, ovrims i tast icohno oalbnouut rti tNi oant i o n a l S c h o o l . org.
Sp cr ho vo iodl emae wa l es lal -rbeaal avni tcael dl i, fferlei ne eofro lromwa- cnoysst t mu deeanl ttso, tkhi de ys aL curnocshs Wt heeecko, us tnut dr ye. nDt su rwi ne gr et he insc yoeuarra’ gs eNdattoi ohnaavl eS ac hf ou on l, hhiapvintigmaewwhhoilleesoumnedemrsetaaln. ding the importance of a FArsos mo c i Oa tci to. n1 s0p ot hnrsoourgehd ON catt.i o1n4a, l tShceh oS oc hl oLouln Nc hu tWr i et ieokn. Tt hhei si my epaorr’ st atnhceemoef Ps ce ha coeo, l Ll uo nv ec h&i nS cah cohoill dL ’us nl ci fhe sahnodwt eh de impact it has inside and outside the classroom. National Lunch Week is crucial “because it brings awt ittehn thi eoanl t ht oy mt heea l ism,” pr eomr t aa nr kceed oWf ipl sroonv iCdei nngt r aslt uS dc he on ot sl District Food Service Director Susan Bell. “Also, it ps huot swtsh he os wp oht lai gr dh t t oh ne ys cwhoorokl faonodd ws ehravt i cae kwe yo rrkoel res t ahne dy play in the student’s lives.” Os tna f fF rwi de ar ye , i tnhvei t e1 d4 t tho, ds true ds se nt thse, tpeaarct hwe ri ts h a pn sdy cshuepdpeol ri ct tshhri retasd. sAilns col, uadni ny gs bt uedl lebnot t wt ohmos ,dsruens sgel ads sueps faonrdt thi ee - dd ya ye received a bag of Goldfish Pretzels. Bp reol lpceornnt ui nt ur iet di o tno t soagyr iot w’ s ebsostehnpt ihayl sf iocra lcl hy i al dnrde nm teon ht aalvl ye. “aWr eea losfof epr amc keeadl swtiht ha tnaurter i ennotts o,” naldyddeedl iBc ei ol lu. s“ W, beufto tl lhoewy strict regulations that make sure each meal is low in
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