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Wappingers Central School District

25 Corporate Park Drive / P.O. Box 396 / Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 / PH: 845.298.5000

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WCSD School Lunch Program

Contacts:
Matthew Flusser, School Lunch Director
Jennifer Weisel, Assistant School Lunch Director

 

 

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For more information regarding employment or if you have any questions or comments about our program, please call the Food and Nutrition Services office at 298-5075, Monday through Friday from 7:30am - 3:00pm.

 

 

FEDERAL GUIDELINES
Nutrient Standard Menu Planning and Guidelines

WCSD participates in the National School Lunch Program and is therefore governed by and receives subsidies from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the New York State Education Department (NYSED).  

Standards are set for calories (<30% calories from fat, <10% calories from saturated fat), protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A and C. Meals are planned to moderate fat, cholesterol, sugar and sodium. A variety of grains, vegetables and fruits are available daily.

The National School Lunch Act includes an Offer vs. Serve (OVS) provision that allows students to decline one of the meal components. A student's decision to decline food items or accept smaller portions does not affect the meal price. All students are encouraged to take the entire meal.    

What makes up a school lunch?
A lunch includes five meal components. Students are offered all five components to the meal; however, one must be a fruit or vegetable. 

  • Milk 
    • 1% unflavored
    • Skim, flavored
    • Skim, unflavored
  • Fruit
  • Vegetable
  • Grain
  • Protein

Elementary and Middle School students will be offered 1/2 cup fruit and 1/2 cup vegetable minimum.

High School students will be offered 1 cup of fruit and 1 cup of vegetable minimum.

Students must take at least 1 choice of fruit or vegetable daily with their meal choice to be charged the meal price.

Students refusing both the fruit and vegetable component must be charged a la carte prices for the items on their tray. 

The following effects students at all levels K-12:

  • 5 vegetable groups must be offered once each week