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From time to time I wander around the school with my cell phone camera in hand.  On this particular day, it was lunch time, so I decided to take some pix of the students with their lunches.

For those that don’t know, our families have a choice of sending a nutritious lunch from home or purchasing one from Jason’s Deli here in Cary.  Whether it is from home or from Jason’s, the food always looks so good!  Our children eat fresh fruits, vegetables, home-made salads and other delicious treats!  Since we have such a diverse representation from around the world, we have some really amazing food.  I have been tempted to ask some of the families for their recipes!

Lunch time is one of my favorite times.  It has been for as long as I can remember.  I loved eating lunch at school.  I also loved eating what my friends didn’t want to eat!

It is one of my favorite times at The Grove School because it is wonderful to see the children engaging with each other and their teachers in this relaxed way.  They engage in conversation with one another while they talk about their food, their families, their teacher, and a million other things.  Even though it can be quite messy at times, it is an absolute joy to be a part of it.

Enjoy the photos!

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As you know, in order to help our students develop healthy minds and healthy bodies, I am sharing with you the North Carolina lunch time nutritional requirements.  Since all of the lunches are coming from home, I thought you may want to review them.

For EACH lunch, the children must have one food from each category: the Milk, Meat, Veggie/Fruit and Grains/Breads.

Food Item                                                          1-2 yrs                       3-5 yrs.
Milk ½ cup                          ¾ cup

Meat/Meat Alternate
 Lean meat, poultry, Boneless fish          1 oz                             1 ½ oz
OR, alternate protein product                  1 oz                             1 ½ oz
OR, cheese                                                         1 oz                             1 ½ oz
Or, egg (large)                                                  ½ egg                         ¾ egg
Or, Cooked dried beans/peas                    ¼ cup                         3/8 cup
Or, Peanut butter (or similar)                    2 tbsp                         3 tbsp
Or, Nuts and/or seeds                                   ½ oz                            ¾ oz
Or, Yogurt, plain or sweetened                 4 oz                             6 oz

Vegetable or fruit or 100% juice ¼ cup                          ½ cup

Grains/Breads (enriched or whole grain)
 Bread                                                                    ½ slice                        ½ slice
Or, Cornbread, biscuit, roll                        ½ serving                   ½ serving
Or, Cold dry cereal                                         ¼ cup                          1/3 cup
Or, Hot cooked cereal                                   ¼ cup                          ¼ cup
Or, cooked pasta, noodles, or grains      ¼ cup                          ¼ cup

Even though we have already been serving milk each day during snack time, we will be serving milk at lunch to help with these requirements.  Therefore, please be mindful of the remaining requirements that will need to be included in their lunch brought from home.

I go into the classrooms almost everyday at lunch.  I must tell you that I am impressed with the food our students are eating.  I have never seen a school with so many children eating healthy food everyday. So…good job parents!!!  Keep up the good work.

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