How To Build A Healthy Lunch
FESTUS FOOD SERVICE LUNCH INFORMATION
Helping Students Make Healthy Food Choices
What’s for Lunch?
Festus school lunch includes all five food groups. Elementary students
have many choices when selecting their complete meal:
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Entrée(Meat/Meat alternate & Grain):
Choose one(1)
Examples include the following:
Daily entrée special
Pizza
Cheeseburger
Deli sandwich
Salad Bar Meal
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Grain: choose one (1)
Examples include the following:
Whole grain biscuit, whole grain
Breadstick, brown rice,
Whole grain pasta
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Vegetables: choose up to two(2)
Examples include the following:
Fresh vegetables
Hot vegetable of the day
Tossed salad
4. Fruit: Choose one(1) grades K– 8.
Choose up to two(2) fruit or juice 9th -12th grade.
Examples include the following:
Canned, fresh or frozen fruit selection
5. Milk: choose one(1)
Examples include the following:
1% white, skim white, chocolate,
Vanilla, cookies and cream or
Strawberry milk
Students must choose at least 3 items including a fruit or vegetable to receive a complete lunch.
Festus Foodservice is a self-operated, self-funded program.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.