Menus & Nutrition
Menus and Nutrition Standards
Menus and Nutrition Standards![]()
Menus and Nutrition Standards
What are the Nutritional Standards for school meals?
School meals are nutritious. Our school meals are required to meet specific nutrition standards to operate the school meals program. The baseline standards are set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Education. The SRVUSD menu will continue to meet the federal nutrition standards, including limits on calories, sodium and unhealthy fats. Students choose from a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean and plant proteins and milk with every meal.
Per federal guidelines, school lunches must include:
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More fruits and vegetables: Vegetable choices must include weekly offerings of legumes, dark green, red/orange, starchy and other vegetables. Students are required to take at least one half-cup serving of fruits or vegetables with every school breakfast and lunch.
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Whole grains: At least half of the grains offered with school meals must be whole grain-rich (at least 51% whole grain).
Daily Lunch Amounts Based on the Average 5-Day Week:
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Calories
(kcal) per meal
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Sodium
(NA+)
|
Saturated Fat
(% of calories)
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Trans Fat |
| K - 5 | 550 - 650 | 1,230 mg | < 10% | 0 grams per serving |
| 6 - 8 | 600 - 700 | 1,360 mg | < 10% | 0 grams per serving |
| 9 - 12 | 750 - 850 | 1,420 mg | < 10% | 0 grams per serving |
As in recent years, fresh fruit and vegetables, fluid milk, whole grains, realistic sodium and caloric levels will be maintained.
For more information and updates, please visit this website often.
Digital menus now available on Nutrislice!
Digital menus now available on Nutrislice!![]()
Digital menus now available on Nutrislice!
Menus are subject to change, especially due to supply shortages.
If you print the menu, please know it may change. The online menus are updated as soon as we are aware of the shortage, which sometimes is the day before we serve.
