The Souderton Area School District Food Service Department is proud
to serve the students well-balanced breakfast and lunches. By providing
a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, low fat, low sodium entrees,
and a wide variety of nutritious snacks, beverages, and water, we meet
all the federal and state guidelines for the nutritional needs of our
students. The Food Service Department plans each meal to meet one-third
of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). Conscious of the
importance of decreasing fat, sugar and salt in school lunches and
implementing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, more local fresh
fruits, vegetables, and high fiber foods have been included in the
daily food choices.
We would like to encourage you to have your child join us for BOTH
BREAKFAST and LUNCH every day in the building your child attends. Our
Food Service staff is available to assist your child with any
selections for the meal.
School meals offer students milk, fruits and vegetables, proteins
and grains, and they must meet strict limits on saturated fat and
portion size. Starting in School Year 2012-2013, school breakfast and
lunch will meet additional standards requiring:
- Age-appropriate calorie limits
- Larger serving of vegetables and fruits (students must take at least one serving of a fruit or vegetable)
- A wider variety of vegetables, including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes
- Fat-free Chocolate, Strawberry, White or 1% milk
- More whole grains
- And less sodium
We are always working to offer Souderton Area School District
students healthier and tastier choices. We purchase some season locally
grown produce for our students. We will continue to offer the students
a wide variety of items to choose from in each meal category and
encourage them to try the new offers we have made available.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion has provided educational materials on their Web site titled
"ChooseMyPlate.gov". Please see the following links on our District Web
site to learn more about
We look forward to welcoming your children to the cafeteria.
Jane L. Natali
Supervisor of Food Services
jnatali@soudertonsd.org
215-723-6061 extension 10213