FNS Promotions
Food and Nutrition Services participates in a variety of promotional events throughout the year. During the promotional events, students have the opportunity to try to new menu items, win prizes, and learn about the importance of eating a healthy school lunch and breakfast. Below are some of the promotional events this year.
2012 National School Breakfast Week Promotion
Go For Gold
March 5-9, 2012
National School Breakfast Week is going on now and this year’s theme, “School Breakfast – Go for Gold!” was inspired by the idea that eating a healthy, balanced breakfast at school helps all students shine. The campaign launched this month and will run through March; National School Breakfast Week will be celebrated at schools across America March 5-9, 2012. Is your school participating?
Like any great program, the National School Breakfast Week theme has been designed to work in cooperation with, and to compliment, other programs with similar objectives; “School Breakfast – Go for Gold!” aligns itself with the USDA’s HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC), as well as first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign.
A key element of National School Breakfast Week 2012 and the “School Breakfast — Go for Gold” theme is a design contest, in which students can design their own school breakfast t-shirt highlighting the benefits of eating a healthy school breakfast. The national grand prize winner will have their design recreated as a t-shirt to be sold in the Emporium. Local contests will run from January 1, 2012 through March 9, 2012, and national entries are due March 31, 2012. Click through for a full list of contest rules and entry forms.
A host of resources has been provided for school foodservice professionals to use during implementation of National School Breakfast Week in schools, including menus, tools & resources (including marketing & PR materials), and information on the design contest and NSBW participation sweepstakes.
School Breakfast — GO FOR GOLD!
Fruit and Veggie Friends
In our efforts to promote fruits and vegetables, fruit and veggie friends may be seen in some of the District’s elementary school cafeterias. Mini posters were developed that parents, teachers and food service professionals may use in the cafeteria, the classroom, at health fairs, or in the home. The mini posters feature our fruit and veggie friends:Tommy Tomato, Oliver Onion, Rita Radish, Peter Pepper, Marty Mushroom, Pablo Pear, Patrick Pineapple, Adam Apple, Betty Blueberry, Summer Strawberry, and Chloe and Cleo Cherry.
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Current meal prices
Reduced Price Breakfast: $0.30
Reduced Price Lunch: $0.40
Full Price Breakfast
Elementary: $1.25
Secondary: $1.40
Full Price Lunch
Elementary: $2.00
Secondary Classic: $2.50
Secondary Alternative: $3.00
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