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    The number of children and adolescents that are overweight or obese has reached epidemic proportions.  In response to the overwhelming number of overweight and obese children and adolescents, congress recently put the Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization Act into law. This law was passed in an effort to strengthen child nutrition programs and improve their effectiveness.
     
    School’s play a key role in reversing the obesity trend. With this in mind, the Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization Act: requires local wellness policies to be established in all school districts by July 2006.  The Nutrition Group is concerned about the health and well-being of the customers we serve. We understand that proper nutrition is an important element of good health and readiness to learn. Therefore, The Nutrition Group is working together with your school district to create a healthy school environment. In addition to adhering to the set nutritional standards in the school district wellness policy, The Nutrition Group has also implemented the following nutritional goals.
     
     
     
     
    Nutrition, Inc.’s  “Fabulous 10”
    Nutritional Goals
     
    Healthy
     
    • Offering fresh fruits & vegetables daily

    • Having low-fat salad dressings available

    • Offering a low-fat menu selection daily

    • Eliminating whole milk and promoting 1% & skim milk

    • Offering healthy snacks in ala carte & vending areas

    • Featuring a whole grain item each week

    • Offering a choice of low sugar and whole grain cereals

    • Presenting nutrition education materials on the serving lines

    • Limiting the availability of high fat food items

    • Using low-fat mayonnaise in all recipe

     
     
     
     
    HEALTHIER Cafeteria
    Snack & Beverages
     
    Healthy
     
    The Nutrition Group and the Central Dauphin School District are proud to announce the promotion of HEALTHIER snack and beverage items in your school’s cafeteria!
     
    Beginning at the start of the 2006-7 school year, parents can be assured that only snack and beverage items that meet the set nutritional standards of the Central Dauphin School District Wellness Policy will be sold in the cafeteria.  These items include but are not limited to:
     
    Low Fat Milk

    Bottled Water

    Chips Ahoy 100 Calorie Packs

    Oreo 100 Calorie Packs

    Wheat Thins 100 Calorie Packs

    Cheez-it 100 Calorie Packs

    Low Fat Ice Cream Products

    Soft Pretzels

    Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers

    Baked Chips

    Quaker Granola Bars

    Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Choices

    String Cheese

    Reduced Fat Popcorn

    Animal Crackers

    Otis Spunkmeyer Reduced-Fat Cookies

    100% Juice Slush Puppies

    Yogurt
     
     
     
     
     
Last Modified on May 24, 2010