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2011/2012 Lunch Menus, Forms, and Nutrition Facts
Food and Nutrition Services
516-441-4090

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Student-Planned Special Elementary May Lunch Menu



   
      
         

         Elementary
         Lunch Menu
      
      
         

         Secondary
         Lunch Menu
      
      
         

         Special
         Function Menu
      
   












   
      
         

         Free
         and Reduced Application
      
      
         

         Meal
         Policy Consent Form
      
      
         

         Prepayment
         Lunch Form
      
      
         

         Special
         Function Request
      
   












   
      
         

         Superintendent
         Letter & Guidelines
      
      
         

         Disabilities
         Letter
      
   












   
      
         

         Healthy
         Snack Guide
      
      
         

         Bread

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Dressing

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Fruit

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Meat

         Nutrition Facts
      
   












   
      
         

         Milk

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Snack

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Vegetable

         Nutrition Facts
      
      
         

         Cereal

         Nutrition Facts

         (coming soon)
      
      
         

         Miscellaneous

         Nutrition Facts

         (coming soon)

The Department of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) can be reached by phone at 441-4090. FNS operates the National Child Nutrition Program under the guidelines and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture, the New York State Education Department, the NEw York State Office of General Services, and the Great Neck Board of Education. FNS is an integral part of the total education program at no cost to the taxpayer.

During the school year, FNS provides breakfast and lunch programs to the children in our schools -- to pre-kindergartners and kindergarteners at the Parkville School and to students in eight elementary and secondary schools. A variety of nutritious, well-balanced meals is offered to satisfy the physical needs of each child attending school. Daily, an average of 760 students purchase breakfast and/or other food items; an average of 5,400 students purchase lunch and/or other food items; and an average of 250 staff members purchase lunch and/or other food items. FNS is financially self-supporting and is under the direction of the Great Neck Board of Education.

The FNS Program includes the following components:

Program	Description
National School Lunch Program	New Federal regulations require that school meals comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as established by the United States Department of Agriculture. An entire meal must meet one-third of the Recommended Daily Allowance for children and youth. In Great Neck, the following four groups are offered for lunch: • 1 serving Entree with Grain Product • 1/2 cup Fruit/Juice (assorted) • 1/2 cup Vegetables (assorted) • 1/2 pt. Milk (fat-free, low-fat, whole, chocolate) Under "Other vs. Serve," to be a reimbursable meal, at least two of the above groups must be selected, one of which must be an entree. Offer vs. Serve is the Federal regulation that allows students to choose fewer than all of the food groups offered. At lunch, Offer vs. Serve is required in the high schools and is a local Food Service option for the other grades. Free and Reduced-Price Lunches and Breakfasts are provided for those students whose family income qualifies under the Federal Guidelines for these services. In Great Neck this amounts to 11.5% of the student population. An application must be submitted and approved annually. The identities of these students are protected at all times through a bar-code number on the meal ticket.
National School Breakfast Program	A minimum of three items are offered for breakfast: • 1/2-pint of milk (Fat-free, low-fat, whole, chocolate) • 1/2 cup Fruit/Juice (assorted) • 1 serving Grain Product • 1 oz. Protein-rich food as an additional choice Under "Offer vs. Serve," at least two of the above items must be selected, one of which must be milk.
USDA Commodity Program	The USDA Commodity Program, adminstered by the US Department of Agriculture and the New York State Office of General Services, puchases food commodites for distribution to school districts that participate in the National School Lunch Program. The value of this program is 15% of our total food cost.

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