Healthy School Hungry Act 2010
Christian County Food Service
The Christian County Public Schools food service is implementing the Healthy School Hungry Act 2010. Our intent is to feed students a healthy meal and meet the new guidelines of calories and sodium.
Breakfast
Calorie range for Breakfast is:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 350 – 500 average calories per week
Grades 6 - 8 400 – 550 average calories per week
Grades 9 – 12 450 – 600 average calories per week
At least two milk choices are required to be offered daily.
Saturated fat must be less than 10% of calories over a 5 day week.
The first phase of the sodium target is being implemented at breakfast.
Kindergarten – Grade 5 540 mg average per week
Grades 6 – 8 600 mg average per week
Grades 9 – 12 640 mg average per week
Students are required to select a ½ cup fruit or a vegetable for the meal to be a reimbursable breakfast.
Students are required to select three creditable items for the meal to be a reimbursable breakfast.
Lunch
The Nutrition Standards are:
Fruits and vegetables offered daily.
Offering whole grain foods.
Only fat-free or low fat milk varieties.
Limiting calories based on the age of children.
Reducing saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
Five food items offered for lunch with and a student being required to take three components.
The calorie range for lunch requirements are:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 550 - 650 average calories per week
Grades 6 – 8 600 – 700 average calories per week
Grades 9 – 12 750 – 850 average calories per week
All grains served are required to be whole grain.
The sodium lunch limits are:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 1,230 mg average per week
Grades 6 – 8 1,360 mg average per week
Grades 9 – 12 1,420 mg average per week
There are to be zero grams of trans fat in any item served in a school meal.
At least two milks choices daily.
Milk is fat free or low fat.
Students are required to take a ½ cup fruit or vegetable with each meal.
Christian County has Offer Versus Serve in our meal service. This allows a student to choose the food components that they want for their meal.
The Christian County Public Schools food service is implementing the Healthy School Hungry Act 2010. Our intent is to feed students a healthy meal and meet the new guidelines of calories and sodium.
Breakfast
Calorie range for Breakfast is:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 350 – 500 average calories per week
Grades 6 - 8 400 – 550 average calories per week
Grades 9 – 12 450 – 600 average calories per week
At least two milk choices are required to be offered daily.
Saturated fat must be less than 10% of calories over a 5 day week.
The first phase of the sodium target is being implemented at breakfast.
Kindergarten – Grade 5 540 mg average per week
Grades 6 – 8 600 mg average per week
Grades 9 – 12 640 mg average per week
Students are required to select a ½ cup fruit or a vegetable for the meal to be a reimbursable breakfast.
Students are required to select three creditable items for the meal to be a reimbursable breakfast.
Lunch
The Nutrition Standards are:
Fruits and vegetables offered daily.
Offering whole grain foods.
Only fat-free or low fat milk varieties.
Limiting calories based on the age of children.
Reducing saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
Five food items offered for lunch with and a student being required to take three components.
The calorie range for lunch requirements are:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 550 - 650 average calories per week
Grades 6 – 8 600 – 700 average calories per week
Grades 9 – 12 750 – 850 average calories per week
All grains served are required to be whole grain.
The sodium lunch limits are:
Kindergarten – Grade 5 1,230 mg average per week
Grades 6 – 8 1,360 mg average per week
Grades 9 – 12 1,420 mg average per week
There are to be zero grams of trans fat in any item served in a school meal.
At least two milks choices daily.
Milk is fat free or low fat.
Students are required to take a ½ cup fruit or vegetable with each meal.
Christian County has Offer Versus Serve in our meal service. This allows a student to choose the food components that they want for their meal.