Brookwood 167 | Understanding The Lunch Line: A Parent's Guide

SCHOOL NUTRITION

FOOD SERVICES 201 East Glenwood-Dyer Road

Understanding The Lunch

Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-5190 x6

Line: A Parent’s Guide

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FOOD SERVICES

”FREE LUNCH” Each day your child is offered a [Free Lunch] containing the following: • Meat or Meat Alternate, • Grain, • Fruit, Vegetable • And of course, Milk!

FOOD SERVICES 201 East Glenwood-Dyer Road Glenwood, IL 60425 (708) 758-5190 x6

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School Nutrition While the most nutritious lunch contains all of these options, we understand that sometimes our students do not like some of the items we serve.

If your child comes home and says they didn’t get enough to eat at lunch, ask if they are taking all of their fruit and vegetable choices!

To make our student customers happy, we like to give them the option to decline items they do not

Don’t forget about breakfast!

want to eat.

8:00 am - 8:40 am (all schools).

Out of the 5 food groups your student is offered, they

Have them join us each morning. Breakfast is a great

must choose at least 3 food groups for their meal.

way to kick the offered items at breakfast, off your

One of the food groups must be a fruit or vegetable.

child’s day, and just like lunch.

Some of the menu choices count as two food qroups such as hamburger, chicken nuggets, pizza!

Here’s an example menu:

BREAKFAST IS FREE! Breakfast choices are a little different.

• Charbroiled Hamburger on a Bun • ½ cup French Fries

Students must take at least three (3) of the offered

• ¼ cup Fresh Baby Carrots

items at breakfast, one must be at least ½ fruit.

• Fresh Pear • 8 oz. Milk

T H I S I N S T I T U T I O N I S A N E QUA L O P P O RT U N I T Y P ROV I D E R

So, your child could choose: • Hamburger on a Bun & Fries • Carrots, Peaches and Milk / or • Hamburger on a Bun • Peaches and Milk Of course they can take other combinations or all 5 food groups!

THE CHOICE IS UP TO THEM!

BROOKWOOD FOOD SERVICE Ms. Jan Machnikowski B R O O K W O O D 1 6 7. O R G

201 East Glenwood-Dyer Road Glenwood, IL 60425 Phone (708) 758-5190 x6