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NUTRITION POLICY

There have been substantial changes to the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy. The policy does not restrict what parents may provide for their own child’s lunch or snacks, but parents may not provide restricted items to other children at school. The chart “The Texas Public School Nutrition Policy at a Glance” gives an overview of the policy.  The chart can be found by clicking on the following link.http://www.squaremeals.org/vgn/tda/files/2348/15995_Policy%20Brochure.pdf 

There are exemptions to the Policy which include:

1. School Nurses: This policy does not apply to school nurses using FMNVs (Foods of Minimum Nutritional Value) which includes carbonated beverages, water ices, gum, and certain candy that includes any processed foods predominately from sweeteners or artificial sweeteners, including hard candy, jellies and gums, marshmallow candies, fondant, licorice, spun candy and candy coated popcorn during the coarse of providing health care to individual students during the coarse of providing health care to individual students.
2. Accommodating Students with Special Needs.
3. School Events: Students may be given FMNV, candy items or other restricted foods during the school day for up to three different events each school year to be determined by campus.  The exempted events must be approved by a school official.  During these events, FMNV may not be given during meal times in the areas where school meals are being served or consumed, and regular meal service must continue to be available to all students in accordance with federal regulations.
4. Elementary School Classroom Snacks: Elementary classrooms may serve one nutritious snack per day in the morning or afternoon (not during lunchtime) under the teacher’s guidance.  The classroom snack may be provided by the school food service, the teacher, parents or other groups and should be at no cost to students.
5. Snacks for TAKS Test Day: Schools and parents may provide one additional nutritious snack per day for students taking the TAKS tests.  As with classroom snacks, these must comply with the limits outlined in the Public School Nutrition Policy.
6. Field Trips:  Campus-approved field trips are exempt from the nutrition policy.
7. Athletic, UIL, Band and Other Competitions:  The nutrition policy does not apply to students who leave campus to travel to athletic, UIL, band or other competitions.  The school day is considered to have ended for these students.  School activities, athletic functions, etc. that occur after the normal school day are not covered by the policy.

If you would like to see the entire Texas Public School Nutrition Policy and additional information go to www.squaremeals.org or you can also contact the campus principal or George Townsend, MISD Food Service Director at (512) 278-4080.

Food Service Department
George Townsend, Director
(512) 278-4080