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Commitment to Nutrition


School Meals
The Falmouth Public Schools will: 

  • Offer a school lunch program with menus that meet the meal patterns and nutrition standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts Department of Education.
  • Encourage students to make food choices based on recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 
  • Share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students. Such information could be made available on menus, a website, in local newspapers, cafeteria menu boards, placards, or other point-of purchase materials. This will allow students, parents, and staff to make informed dietary choices.

School Nutrition Environment
The Falmouth Public Schools will:

  • Operate all Child Nutrition Programs with school foodservice staff who are properly qualified according to current professional standards. 
  • Provide adequate time for students to eat and enjoy meals at school.
  • Not schedule tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities. 

Food Safety and Security
The Falmouth Public Schools will:

  • Establish food safety as a key component of all school food operations and ensure that the food service permit is current for the food service at each school site. 
  • Comply with all state and local food safety and sanitation regulations. 
  • Implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans and guidelines to prevent food-borne illness in schools. 
  • Students, parents, teachers, and other school personnel will be informed about students who have a serious food-related allergy.

Other Foods and Beverages 
The Falmouth Public Schools will:

  • Establish guidelines for all foods available on the school campus during the school day with the objective of promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity.
  • Publish and disseminate to teachers, students, and parents a set of “Healthy Snacks” and “Healthy Parties” guidelines, including a list of healthy and affordable food choices for snacks as well as nonfood items for celebrations.