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Child nutrition staff: federal and state reimbursements pay for meals, payroll and kitchen equipment
Summary
Speakers said weekly federal and state reimbursements fund school meals, staff payroll and kitchen equipment; staff described following USDA and TDA rules (whole grains, low sodium) and experimenting with presentation and recipes to increase student participation.
Child nutrition staff described how weekly federal and state reimbursements keep the school meal program running and pay for food, payroll and kitchen equipment.
"Nutrition and education go hand in hand, you know, because you have to have a good meal," a child nutrition staff member said, adding that the child nutrition department's purpose "is to make sure that every student receives a healthy meal." The staff member said the program depends on reimbursement revenue: "Every student weekly with that reimbursement…
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