ConnectEd August 2016 | Page 6

6 Food options & lunch price to increase Student Nutrition Services (SNS) has revamped breakfast and lunch options to satisfy appetite and nourishment needs this year. Students can expect to see expanded menus that include turkey chorizo breakfast burritos, turkey sausage pancake bites, yogurt dippers, Bagel-fuls®, spinach and cheese flatbread, peppy pizza pasta, and sweet Asian teriyaki chicken and rice. Additionally, Breakfast in the Classroom will expand to four new schools, bringing the total number of participating campuses to 23. Cooper, Northlake and Shugart elementaries, as well as Lyles Middle School, will soon debut the free breakfast program. SNS will also implement its Snack Pack breakfast cart at every middle and high school. Piloted at four campuses last spring, the mobile food cart reached students who did not typically eat breakfast on campus. “The cart will not replace the usual cafeteria breakfast,” said Assistant Director of Nutrition and Menu Operations Jennifer Craig. “It will simply provide an additional service location with a ‘grab-n-go’ breakfast for those who do not have time to eat a cafeteria-provided breakfast daily.” Students who pay full price for meals should note that the cost of lunch will increase to $2.75, a 5-cent difference . Breakfasts will remain at $1.50 and premium lunches at $3.50. Students who receive free or reduced-price benefits will not see a difference, but must submit an application every year. Only one application is required for each family. To stay on top of daily menu items, and see nutritional information, be sure to download the MealViewer app for smartphones at bit.ly/GISDmeals. Summer Feed On the C September Attendance Awareness Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 Labor Day 20 North Texas Giving Day College Day/Night 19-23 Cybersafety Week connected 28 22 24 27 Grading Period Begins Grading Period Ends Live Well, Go Green Expo