Thursday, August 31, 2023

A Step Forward - Ingredient Standards

We've always thought of Minneapolis Public Schools as a school food leader due to their commitment to True Food: unlimited salad bars in all their buildings, no a la carte menus, and made from scratch meals. Now they've partnered with the Center for Science in the Public Interest to create the Ingredient Guide 2023 for Better School Food Purchasing - a science-based guide to help school food leaders and manufacturers improve the quality, nutritional value, and safety of food in all schools.

👏We're happy to report that Wayzata Cafes will be using this as a guide to look at and select new products and evaluate current ones! And the guide will be formally published to their website in the coming weeks. This is a big step for our group as we had been discussing such a guide with Michelle Sagedahl prior to Covid - and here we are! 🤝👍
https://cws.mpls.k12.mn.us/nutrition_ingredients?fbclid=IwAR1UEzpdwy9d1PNvYa9qJW6vnzs6JeM0j5C6iSlt5sFE-x8DK1WuLyAukgM


Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Apply for Benefits!

Don't forget - even though one daily lunch and breakfast will be offered free to students through this new funding, completing the Application for Educational Benefits may qualify your family for other discounts such as:

  • Reduced fees for school photography packages
  • Reduced district activity fees
  • Reduced internet fees
  • Reduced fees to local zoos and museums
  • Discounted cell phone rates through mobile phone providers
if they think they might qualify. The district encourages families to apply for Educational Benefits