Phi 210 Week 1 Case Study

Not one parent wants to see their child go hungry. Several students do not eat during their lunch period because they cannot afford it, or unable to bring food from home for many reasons. Most schools offer free and reduced lunch programs. Not every family may be eligible for these programs. In today’s economy, even middle-class families sometimes cannot provide their children with money for school lunches. A child missing a meal, and going hungry is one too many. Funding to provide all students with two meals per day during school is imperative. Free lunch in public school should be available to all students, despite the level of income.

children would get a meal that met minimum nutritional standards which was set by the federal

As a childcare provider I must ensure quality meals are served to children and that nutrition education is encouraged. I offer a variety of foods for our preschoolers and toddlers. Each meal has whole grain bread, a serving of vegetables, and a serving of fruit, with a meat or meat alternate, and milk is served with each meal. I believe that my menu meets all the requirement for a child’s nutritional needs according to the “National Standards for Child Nutrition Programs”

In my opinion the menu is a crucial part of childrens ability to learn and play. I believe well rounded meals and snacks provide focus and the energy needed to explore and absorb knowledge. Our menu provides ample protein and a variety of fruits and vegetables which teaches healthy meal choices at an early age. I like to use meal time to discuss colors and textures of different foods. Although I stand by our menu, I would love to see more fresh produce offered instead of canned as canned foods typically contain more sugar and artificial

The lunches consist of a national dietary guidelines, which includes the “plate model”, a meal that is presented to guide children’s self-service. While in America the lunches often cost for the students.

This article by Great Schools is addressed to parents considered about the current school lunches provided to the children in their district. Unlike any other source, this one focuses solely on 3 organizations that advocate. The diversity of the listed projects gives an opportunity to expand on different approaches to solve the various problems of the lunch program. However, there is no attempt to address the current issues of our system, requiring a previous understanding of how the school lunch system currently operates.

Nationwide students waist over 70% of fruits and vegetables,while others are sitting around without food at all in other places(Public brief). Some students only get the 2 meals they are provided with at school ,but they often are not provided with enough to eat. Its import for low income and less fortunate families to be provided enough time to eat to make sure they are receiving there energy and daily nutrients(Godoy& Allison). Increasing the school lunch time will also save the schools a great amount of money(Public brief). School lunch food wasted to cost $1.2 billion dollars each year,which is enough for a person to buy a new car everyday of there life(Public brief). A simple increase in time could save schools a bunch of money needed to improve the school building and faculty. Many cafeteria staff and teachers have reported complaints about how students aren't eating all their food and they have to throw it away(EHHI). Most of the time in high schools foods are sold à la carte instead of a full meal to avoid having to throw away or make more food(EHHI). As a result of the food waste cafeterias started using foods with more fats and less nutritious items to get students to eat( EHHI). Cafeteria are selling french fries and not the healthy food to make there money because students aren't eating enough of the

It is important for children and staff to participate fully in family style meals, eating at a leisurely pace. Please make sure that children sit together as a group to eat, like a family sits at the table at home to eat. Children should wash their hands in preparation for the meal, participate in setting the table, and assist in placing the serving bowls on the table. The children should be sitting down to eat at the scheduled meal times: 8:30 for Breakfast, 11:30 for Lunch, and 2:00 for Snack and subsidy Snack at 2:30. Children are encouraged to eat at a leisurely pace and allowed approximately 30 minutes after the meal service begins to complete their meal. Children with disabilities, slow eaters, and very hungry children may need additional time to consume their meals. Teachers should be a good role model, sitting down with the children, encouraging them to try new foods, sharing the same meal as the children. They can encourage them by asking the children what the food tastes like, such as sweet or salty. When children are finished with their meal, they should be allowed to leave the table and proceed to help clean up. Teachers and children explore the importance of taking care of

In order to maximize our program’s ability to provide nutritious meals and snacks, we participate in the federal school nutrition programs, which includes the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. According to the Department of Agriculture, the National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program for public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions (2015). It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. On the same note, our program participates in School Breakfast Program. The department of Agriculture specifies that this program provides cash assistance to states to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. Both the National School Lunch Program, and the School Breakfast Program, ensures that the children receive the adequate nutrition while the our

A key problem for John, the 10 year old child, is that he does not like eating sandwiches. Taste preferences cannot be controlled completely. However, John may benefit from being in a positive environment while he eats and has a bit of control over what he eats so that he may learn to listen to what his body wants and what his body needs. The younger sibling, Jamie, poses no problems or issues with regards to nutrition. Jennifer, has the issue of keeping up her nutrition as she needs to maintain an optimal nutritional diet in order to have her baby developed healthily and maintain proper growth. Furthermore, once her child is born, it may be wise to follow the idea that using food as a reward or punishment, as well as encouraging could lead to negative effects on the child’s nutritional eating patterns and over/under-eating as well as a picky eater, which

- Great job at foreshadowing to the client that an email was being sent and asked the client to let us know once its received.

• A variety of foods should be served throughout the menu cycle and a minimum cycle of three weeks is suggested.

I talked to Kristen about holding office hours for purchase questions and she didn’t think it was necessary. Employees are already going to her with questions throughout the day and she’s fine with that. She felt that if employees are working live files and have questions, they need immediate answers and shouldn’t have to wait for office hours. She did agree that supervisors need to be tied in. What if we ask employees to go to their supervisor with questions and if the supervisor can’t answer, the supervisor will go to Kristen or myself? The supervisor can even bring the employee with them. And as we discussed, I think an ongoing FAQ will be helpful, so we will get that implemented.

Christiana reflected on chores her younger sister can do such as dress self, make up the bed, pick up toys, fold small things, set the table, clear

They are delivered lunch and supper each day. Depending on their age, the meal costs are different.