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Sherman ISD food service director outlines federal nutrition changes, meal counts and student feedback
Summary
Food service director Robert Rushing briefed trustees on federal meal nutrition standard updates effective July 1, district meal production totals year-to-date and results from a student/parent survey used to shape menu offerings and limited-time specials.
Robert Rushing, Sherman ISD food service director, told the board on May 20 that new federal nutrition rules taking effect July 1 will limit added sugar to no more than 10 percent of weekly calories, reduce sodium targets (10 percent reduction target for breakfast and 15 percent for lunch) and maintain a requirement that at least 80 percent of weekly grain offerings be whole-grain rich.
Rushing reported district meal production from July 1 through April 30: 1,276,813 total…
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