How nutritious and healthy is the food available to our children through the PVUSD Food Service?
The district does not serve foods with either sugar or lard as the first ingredient in K-8 schools per the Governing Board Competitive Foods policy. Foods available for purchase meet these guidelines, and also must be individually wrapped. Unfortunately, organic foods are very expensive and beyond the food service budget. The Food Service Department does not sell sodas in any of our schools K-12. The high schools have soda machines on timers but do not sell soda during lunch. Ms. Glindmeier said that Food Services is very concerned with childhood obesity and monitors all menus for nutritional content. What more can be done to positively impact the health and weight of children in our district? There is helpful information in each edition of the food service menus to educate parents and students. Plus, the district is including more nutrition information in our health curriculum. First, there is a dietetic internship in PVISD (one of two in the country based in a school district). The i
