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 Neil Cummins School Lunch Program
For those of you who are new to the school, let us explain that there are TWO lunch programs – the one provided by the District in the beginning of the school year before the PTA program commences and the fundraising lunch program run by the PTA. Participation in both programs is completely voluntary.
About the PTA Lunch Program: This is the largest PTA fundraiser. As of September 2007, we are proud to partner with Good Earth and Stefano’s Pizza for providing all of our tasty and healthy lunches. The Hot Lunch team helps plan menus, communicates with the vendors, maintains government compliance, and coordinates parent volunteers to serve the lunches. PTA uses the proceeds from the hot lunch program to subsidize many wonderful programs and facility upgrades for your children here at Neil Cummins.
- The program is broken into three sessions, and currently runs September 17 – November 30, December 3, 2007 – March 14, 2008, and March 17 – June 12
- Questions? Call the Hot Lunch Hotline at 927-6965 x1229
- Click here for more information or to enroll!
Healthy Snacks
Nut Free
- Fruit kabobs
- Frozen fruitsicles
- Applesauce
- Fresh fruits
- Fresh veggies, lowfat dressing for dip
- Low fat cheese cubes
- Low fat cottage cheese with diced fresh or canned fruit
- Pita bread with low fat hummus
- Yogurt with fresh fruit
- String cheese rolled into whole wheat tortilla
- Slice of veggie pizza
- Whole grain cereal dry or with milk
- Bean burrito
- Cookie: oatmeal, molasses, ginger snap
- Lowfat or nonfat plain or flavored milk
- Lowfat pudding
- Soup
- Animal crackers
- Trader Joe's fruit bars
- Cheese quesadilla with salsa and lettuce
- Fruit smoothie
- Small salad with protein source
- Trader Joe's power muffin (blueberry)
- Robert's American Pirate booty, Veggie booty or fruity booty
- Baked pita chips
- Health Valley Apple Cobbler bar
- Health Valley Strawberry Cobbler bar
- Kellogg's Nutrigrain bar
Pretzels (most brands - check label)
- Light microwave popcorn or air-popped
- Barbara's multigrain cereal bars
- Safeway Healthy Advantage Cereal bars
- Angel food cake plain or topped with fruit
- Whole wheat English muffin
Bread quarters (try different kinds of bread and various shapes made with cookie cutter
- Beef or Turkey Jerky
- Hardboiled eggs
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May Contain Nuts
- Whole grain crackers with low fat cheese or peanut butter
- Whole wheat bread with peanut butter
- Graham crackers with peanut butter
- Frozen whole grain waffle with peanut butter
- Nuts and seeds
- Health Vallley Solar bars
- Nature Valley Granola bars
- Barbara's granola bars
- Celery stuffed with peanut butter
- ChexMix
Birthday Party/Celebration Suggestions:
Food Related:
- Chocolate dipped strawberries
- Fruit kabobs
- Fruit smoothies
- Pretzels
- Pizza
Anything healthy wifh an umbrella in it
Non Food Related:
- Create a "Celebrate Me" book
- Have the student bring in their favorite game to play
- Let the student be "teacher's helper" for the day
- Give student a special birthday package (pencils, paper, Stickers, etc.)
- Student wears a special birthday banner
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