A look at the lunch menu this week in Prince George's County Public Schools.
Hungry for some school lunch this week? There are several options for Prince George's County Public Schools students in the menu attached to this post.
What's for lunch in March 2013 in the county's public schools.
Breakfast and lunch offerings at Prince George's County Public Schools.
School lunch menus for the week of Feb. 4-8, 2013.
Menus for elementary, middle and high school students in Prince George's County Public Schools.
Parents have long worried about their children getting the nutrition they need. While many schools try their best to provide healthy options for students, some parents would rather take the brown bag option.
It’s no secret that eating right can make all the difference in the academic performance of a child, but parents often wonder if schools can provide the nutritional food kids need. Kiersten Johnson said that she makes sure to give her daughter, Grace Johnson-Scroggins, 6, who attends the Barrie School, healthy and organic food free of pesticides, and that public schools might not meet her standards. “I know what public school lunches are like,” Johnson said. “What you put in is what you get out. So you put good healthy food in without pesticides or anything else that’s used in agriculture then you get good nutrition and good performance out. I only give her organic food because we know what the state of farming in this country is and it’s …
Newly approved regulations for school lunches have forced schools to revamp their menu options, but a local expert talks about changing how children see healthy food.
In August of this year, Congress approved calorie limits on school lunches. Under the new regulations, cafeterias are required to serve twice as many fruits and vegetables while limiting proteins and carbohydrates. The DC-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting better nutrition, sponsors the Healthy School Lunch Campaign. The PCRM Healthy School Lunch Team works with school districts across the country and organizes meetings and presentations for school boards, PTAs, and student groups and its message is that the food served in school should promote the health of all children. PCRM has worked closely with D.C. public schools, along with schools in Montgomery …
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A rundown of what PGCPS is serving to students this week.
Below is a rundown of menus for Prince George's County Public Schools from Monday, Oct. 22 to Friday, Oct. 26. For more information and PDF versions of these menus, visit the Food and Nutrition Services section of the PGCPS website. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLS
A rundown of what PGCPS is serving to students this week.
Below is a rundown of menus for Prince George's County Public Schools from Monday, Oct. 15 to Thursday, Oct. 18. (Schools are closed on Friday, Oct. 19 for an MSEA convention.) For more information and PDF versions of these menus, visit the Food and Nutrition Services section of the PGCPS website. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLS
A rundown of what PGCPS is serving to students this week.
Below is a rundown of menus for Prince George's County Public Schools from Monday, Oct. 8 to Friday, Oct. 12. For more information and PDF versions of these menus, visit the Food and Nutrition Services section of the PGCPS website. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLS
