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Child Nutrition Services
2007-2008 School Year

Lunch Menus | Health Advisory Committee | Lunch Money Now (pay online)

Carroll ISD's Child Nutrition Services Department

About our program…

Earned accomodations for excellent T.D.A. Audit, School Meal Initiative Review, Health Dept. Inspections
Maintain active participation in the National School Lunch Program in grades PK-8
Serve a variety of foods from ALL the food groups and in proper portion sizes
Provide fresh fruit daily and other healthy ala carte items
Provide steamed, grilled or baked foods only for grades PK-8
Plan menus according to guidelines established by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (National School Lunch Program)
Require all child nutrition staff to have Food Handler Certifications (trained/tested by the Tarrant County Health Dept.)
Include 3 milk choices with all lunches (1%, 2%, skim) (required by T.D.A.)

Free and Reduced Priced Meals

Students may qualify for free and reduced ($.40) priced meals (choice of three basic lunches) based on their household income. Applications are given to all students (PK-8) at the beginning of the school year. Applications are available at the front office at the high school and senior high, Administration building, and the Child Nutrition Office or by clicking on the link below.

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

Lunch Payments/Accounts

Parents/students can prepay in person, by cash or check, at your student's cafeteria or school office.

Deposits (credit card payments) can also be done through the Lunch Money Now link. This eliminates students from carrying cash on a daily basis and ensures the student has funds to purchase lunch.

Carroll ISD Policy prohibits students from "charging" lunches. Students with insufficient funds in their lunch account, will be offered a substitute lunch consisting of a sandwich and carton of milk (posted on account as Dragon Meal)

Account balances are carried forward to the next school year. If your child will attend a different CISD school next year, the funds will transfer with the student ID number. Account balances and lunch purchases may be viewed at the Lunch Money Now link.

The Child Nutrition Café Managers and office staff will be glad to post special " alerts " to your student's account. (posted alerts stay with the student identification number, unless removal is requested by parent/guardian)

Carroll ISD's recipe for school lunches is made to order. Parents are helping us select healthy choices that are nutritional and yet "apeeling" to kids!

We have cut back on fried foods by oven-baking many menu selections.
We are working on a district-wide vending policy limiting access to carbonated drinks and sugary snacks.
We maintain active participation in the National School Lunch Program.
We've surveyed both parents and students to find out their healthy favorites.
We have replaced high-calorie snacks with healthier selections.
We are making menu selections in consultation with the CISD Health Advisory Committee.
We're teaming up with physical education teachers to stress the importance of regular exercise.

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We're Taking Good Nutrition To Heart
Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. Obesity and diabetes among school-age children are also growing at an alarming rate. We're taking good nutrition to heart by stressing the importance of vigorous exercise, modeling healthy eating habits and ensuring a smoke-free environment for CISD students.

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Healthy Links

Visit these helpful websites to learn more about healthy eating habits and regular exercise!

Action for Healthy Kids
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_6_School_Health.asp

CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health)
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/catch/default.htm

Healthy Schools/Healthy Kids
http://www.schoolhealth.info/

Texas Department of Health/School Health Sites
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/links.htm

USDA Team Nutrition Parent Page
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Parents/index.htm

Center for Disease Control/Nutrition
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/nutrition/index.htm

Center for Disease Control 5-a-day program
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5ADay/index.htm

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Health Advisory Committee

The Child Nutrition Dept. works closely with Carroll ISD Student Healthy Advisory Committee in providing guidance in the development of health and physical eucation programs which encourage responsible, healthy standards of life.

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School Lunch Menus

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Why do we serve three choices daily?

Numerous studies indicate that students who eat a healthy-well balanced breakfast/lunch have 1) fewer absences 2) perform better academically 3) make fewer trips to school nurses and 4) have fewer disciplinary problems.

CISD offers choices for students with special dietary restrictions.

USDA reimburses our program $.23/lunch (which contributes to program being self-sufficient)

Good nutrition and academic success go hand-in hand. Our goal is not only to provide students with healthy, well-balanced meals, but also to support nutrition education to students so they are able to make healthy food choices throughout their lives.

Our menus are planned so that meals provide nutrients needed daily according to the Food & Nutrition Division of Texas Dept. of Agriculture.

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