USDA MEAL PATTERN & NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS
First Lady Michelle Obama announced the USDA School Meal Pattern and Nutritional Standards. These standards require that school lunches provide more fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat and fat-free milk, and reduce the sodium and fat content of meals, all within a set number of calories.
The new requirements include:
- Larger servings of fruits and vegetables
- Emphasis on dark green, orange, and red vegetable sub groups
- Reduction of sodium in meals over time
- Minimum and maximum calorie ranges
- Half the grains served must be from a whole grain source
- All products served will be free of trans fat
- Weekly requirements for beans and legumes
We are proud to say that we are steps ahead and have already implemented a majority of these changes.
When your child comes through the cafeteria line this fall, a fruit or vegetable must be on their tray as part of the new meal pattern. Throughout the year, we will be celebrating these changes with fun promotions to encourage children to eat healthier!
GUIDELINES AT A GLANCE:
- Student must have 3 of 5 food components on lunch tray (milk, protein, fruit, vegetable, grains)
- Milk, protein and grains are optional choices for students; for example, a tray can have water over milk on it
- Fruit and/or vegetables are mandated; K-12 students must have at least 1/2 cup fruit or 1/2 cup vegetable or 1/2 cup of fruit and vegetable combination
- Food groups have very rigid minimum and maximum limits concerning calories, protein, breads, sodium
- Saturated fat must be less than 10% of total calories / 0 grams of trans fatty acids.
Grade |
Calorie Window |
Protein Limits |
Grain Limits |
Sodium |
K-5 |
550-650 kcal |
1-2 oz daily / 8-10 servings week |
1 daily / 8-9 servings week |
<1230 mg |
6-8 |
600-700 kcal |
1-2 oz daily / 9-10 servings week |
1 daily / 8-10 servings week |
<1360 mg |
9-12 |
750-850 kcal |
2 oz daily / 10-12 servings week |
2 daily / 10-12 servings week |
<1420 mg |
Summer Food Service Program
Good nutrition and healthy meals should not stop when school ends. Ashwaubenon School District believes offering nutritious meals to children during the summer months is so important to the educational success that they, along with Ashwaubenon Village Park & Rec, will have a Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) from June 12, 2023 – August 11, 2023 (with no meal service on Monday, July 3rd & Tuesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day).
The following locations will be serving the free meals this summer:
Parkview Middle School, 955 Willard Dr., Lunch pick up available for lunch from 12:00 – 12:30 pm,
Ashwaubenon Fort Howard Park, 2172 S. Broadway, Lunch from 11:20 am to 11:40. For current menu please click on the links below:
Meals are provided to children regardless of race, color, national origin, age, gender or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of meal service.
Do you need help to find a summer meal program near you? Use this helpful USDA website to locate a program near you!
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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