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The goal of the Panorama Schools Food Service is to provide the best quality food with great service to the students and faculty that we serve. The district participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and receives USDA Commodities. Panorama schools are on a computerized lunch account system.
Nutritious Meals
Breakfast and lunch are planned to offer nutritious meals, which average less than 30 percent of calories from fat if items from all food groups are eaten. The serving sizes are appropriate for the specific age groups. Items are offered in each of the food groups and students are allowed to decline items in two of the following groups:
- Meat/Meat Alternate – yogurt and cheese are included in this group
- Milk – skim, chocolate skim, 2 percent, 1 percent and whole milk
- Breads/Grains – school made rolls, buns, rice and pasta
- Vegetables – a hot vegetable and salad or raw vegetables
- Fruit – at least two fruit choices
Healthy Kids Act
The Healthy Kids Act was signed into law by Iowa Governor Culver on May 13, 2008. Specifically the Healthy Kids Act:
- Establishes nutritional content standards for food and beverages sold or provided on school grounds during the school day. (Effective July 1, 2010.)
- Requires school districts to ensure every student in grades K-5 has 30 minutes per day of physical activity and every student in grades 6-12 has 120 minutes per week of physical activity. (Effective July 1, 2009.)
- Requires every student to complete a course that leads to certification in CPR by the end of Grade 12. (Effective for the class of 2011-12.)
- Requires Iowa's Area Education Agencies (AEAS), or a consortium of two or more AEAs, to contract with a licensed dietitian. (Effective July 1, 2009.)