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Food Service
Phone: (904) 732-5145 |
Fax: (904) 732-5157
Email:
foodservice@duvalschools.org
what's for lunch
You are what you eat: smart, well-balanced and good
Our menu's are
developed with ingredients that promote health and
wellness. Nutritious meals impact the health and success of our
students and are essential for strong academic
performance. Our goal is to enhance student performance
by providing nutritious meals and promoting the
importance of healthy eating. Our nutrition standards
are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and
the Food Guide Pyramid. Student meals contain adequate
calories and provide a variety of choices. We offer
free and reduced lunch to
qualified applicants. To achieve
our goals:
We use:
- Lean Beef
- Reduced Fat Cheese
- Turkey Franks
- Turkey-Based Lunch Meat
- Turkey-Based Sausage Products
- Zero Trans Fat (ZTF) margarine and oil
- Oven (Not Fried) Meat and Potato Products
- Reduced Fat Pork Products
We also:
- Offer 1% and ½% low fat milk
- Offer whole grain bread and buns
- Offer whole grain, low sugar cereals
- Offer vitamin enriched sauces and meats
- Offer a variety of fruits and vegetables
- Offer lower fat dessert choices
- Decreased the amount of sodium in our recipes
- Avoid many pre-made items that are high in
sodium and high in trans and saturated fats
- Utilize a state-of- the art food production
facility to offer nutrient enriched scratch cooking
- Develop and test recipes on site by an Executive
Chef
- Have on staff a Registered, Licensed Dietitian
to develop menus and to ensure the daily nutritional
needs of the students are met
Nondiscrimination Statement
The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Departmental Policy staff is currently reviewing
and updating the nondiscrimination policy statement that
includes the filing address, contact phone numbers, and
a Federal Relay Service number. Until such time
that the updated nondiscrimination statement has been
approved by USDA, the following statement should be
used:
In accordance with Federal Law and
U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution
is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
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