Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand.

The Nutrition Services department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well being and their ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.

Food and beverages sold or served in the cafeterias at school meet the nutrition recommendations of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.

Provision 2

Special Assistance Provision 2 is an alternative to standard methods of counting and claiming meals for reimbursement used in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program. (SBP) In the first year or Base Year of Provision 2, applications are distributed to all enrolled students and collected by the Child Nutrition Programs department in the school food authority (SFA). All students are fed lunch and breakfast at no charge. A SFA establishes percentages for numbers of free, reduced price and paid students, by campus, by month, for lunch and for breakfast, in the first or Base Year of Provision 2. In subsequent years, only total meal counts are taken for reimbursable meals served. The Base Year percentages for free, reduced price and paid students for each campus, for each month, for lunch and breakfast are multiplied times the corresponding total monthly counts of reimbursable meals served, for each campus, for each month, for lunch and breakfast. This calculation will be the basis for reimbursement claims filed in years after the Base Year of Provision 2.

HELPFUL WEBSITES

myplate.gov

kidshealth.org

snackwise.org

nutrientrichfoods.org                       

squaremeals.org                                 

nutritionexplorations.org                         

eatright.org                       

www.traytalk.org

dairymax

The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy and the Local Wellness Policy limit access to Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value to students during the school day. Three days per school year are exempt from these restrictions. Per MISD policy, the exempted days are as follows:

Exemption:

Three days will be exempt from the inaccessibility of the Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value These items may not be made available during meal times in the areas where school meals are being served and/or consumed.  The designated days will be:

For Grades Pre-K – 5th Grade:                                   For Grades 6th – 12th Grades:

* The last day before Christmas Holidays                                    * The last day before Christmas Holidays

* The last day of school before Easter                                       * Valentines Day or the Friday before if it

     Holidays                                                                                     falls on a weekend

*The last day of school                                                            * The last day of school

 " In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, these programs are prohibited from discriminating in the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. to file a complaint, write, USDA, Director, Office of Cicil Rights, Whitten Bldg, 1400 Independence Ave, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964(voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."