Watermelon
Wednesday!!!
New Changes in our Cafeterias
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Centennial Dining
Services is making some changes in our Cafeterias to promote all of us eating
more fruits and Veggies. The Harvest Of The Month program highlights
a local fruit or veggie for every month.
September will feature watermelon on the salad bar every Wednesday.
Watermelon is sweet and
tasty but also has all of these nutrients: Vitamins A and C; Lycopene, an antioxidant
that helps reduce risk of cancer and other diseases; Potassium, which helps the
brain tell muscles when to move and promote healthy blood pressure.
But Wait! There are more changes!
The USDA (United
States Department Of Agriculture) is also helping us eat more fruits and
veggies by making sure that at lunch every student will receive ½ cup of fruits
or veggies at lunchtime. To help make
this happen, Elementary schools will have students get their lunch trays then
go to the salad bar, then they will type in their lunch number. The MS and HS will also make sure students
are getting their ½ cup of fruits and veggies servings.
Fruits and Veggies
are so important to our health and many studies show that we do not get our recommended
amounts. Dining Services wants to make
sure that all students are getting enough nutrients so that we are all healthy
and ready to learn!
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