October 9-13th is National School Lunch Week! The fun and creative campaign theme, “Level Up with School Lunch,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom. Research shows students are getting their healthiest meals at school. NSLW will highlight the delicious and nutritious foods available daily at our schools. School lunches offer students fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and milk, while meeting the federal nutrition standards of limiting fat, calories, and sodium. NSLW is an opportunity for Nutrition Services to educate others about all the amazing benefits of our lunch program! We have a fun video game theme menu this week! Parents and students can follow the fun on social media using hashtags #NSLW23, #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch, #SchoolLunch and #SUHSDnutrition. You can also follow Nutrition Services on our new Instagram account @SUHSD_nutrition to follow along. Here’s to a fun week!

Stone Fruit was the Fruit of the Month for August. Students had the opportunity to try nectarines, peaches and plums throughout the month! Below is a photo of the fresh fruit served at Chula Vista High School. As part of the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program, students are required to take a serving of fruit or vegetables with their meals. We are proud to be able to serve healthy, fresh produce to our students daily!

During the month of July we featured watermelon as our Fruit of the Month. The cafeterias across the district served this refreshing and popular fruit throughout the month. Below are pictures of our great crew at Montgomery High School preparing watermelon for students.

We are excited to announce our new January through March breakfast and lunch menus! We have 13 new menu items that we are sure students (and staff) will enjoy. Unfortunately, we are still experiencing shortages so menus are subject to change based on availability. If there is a food allergy, please notify staff and submit a ‘Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations’ form. We look forward to continue feeding healthy, nutritious foods to each student in the Sweetwater community!

After school supper meal in your take-home meal bag. Now you can supplement that with free fun activities!

please see links below:

https://nutrition.sweetwaterschools.org/resources/

https://www.bokskids.org/

Join us as we celebrate #NationalNutritionMonth (NNM)!  The theme for this year is “Personalize Your Plate,” join us every week as we share our wellness and healthy tips on how you can better personalize your plate!  #eatwithusSUHSD  🍽

Have you enjoyed learning more about healthy eating and nutrition? Feel free to check out this website for more cool facts!

National Nutrition Month Toolkit

Join us as we celebrate #NationalNutritionMonth (NNM)!  The theme for this year is “Personalize Your Plate,” join us every week as we share our wellness and healthy tips on how you can better personalize your plate!  #eatwithusSUHSD🍽

Thank you to everyone for participating in our Personalize your Plate photo contest!! We will share our favorites next week!

Did you know….

• Your body needs many different minerals and vitamins to function properly. Learn a little bit more about what you need to stay healthy!

• Vitamins and Minerals

Join us as we celebrate #NationalNutritionMonth (NNM)!  The theme for this year is “Personalize Your Plate,” join us every week as we share our wellness and healthy tips on how you can better personalize your plate!  #eatwithusSUHSD🍽

Did you know…

• You should aim to eat the rainbow, adding lots of colorful fruits and vegetables will help you to get all the essential nutrients to stay healthy

• Studies show that students who eat healthy foods demonstrate better concentration and cognition, improved academic performance, and fewer behavioral issues in class