Food
and Nutrition Services Staff, Schools Honored at
Annual Conference
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A special congratulations to the following Food and Nutrition
Services employees and schools, honored at the 2002 Annual
Florida School Food Service Conference in Tampa in May:
Frances Ader, manager at Silver Palm Elementary, won the Region
VII Elementary Division award for Nutrition Education. This
award is presented for conducting nutrition education activities
in the school and increasing student knowledge in the area
of basic nutrition and healthy eating.
Carol Wheeler, manager at Meadowbrook Elementary, and Mary
Davenport, manager at Oakridge Elementary, each won a Thelma
Flanagan Quality Program Silver Award. To do so, each school
center was required to meet the following criteria; 100% membership
in the local, state and national foodservice associations;
manager must possess current ASFSA certification; 85% of foodservice
personnel at the school must possess current ASFSA certification;
and the school center must complete two criterion from each
of the five performance standard areas of Nutrition Education,
Personnel, Quality Food and Service, Management and Marketing.
Broward School Lunches at
Top of List Nutritionally |
When Broward County Public Schools’ students come to
school each day, they get "food for the mind," but
they also get a great, nutritious lunch.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has
issued its annual School Lunch Report Card and Broward tops
the list, receiving a "B" - the highest ranking
of any district nationwide. The PCRM, founded in 1985, is
a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine,
particularly good nutrition. The organization graded the nutritional
quality of elementary school lunches served in 10 of the largest
U.S school districts participating in the federally assisted
National School Lunch Program. Other districts did not fare
so well. Districts in Los Angeles, Dallas and Las Vegas received
grades of "D," while Houston, Detroit and Philadelphia
received "F"s. New York, Fairfax, Virginia and Miami-Dade
County each earned grades of "C."
As dietitians analyzed 15 days worth of menus for each school
district, they awarded points based the USDA’s standard
nutrition guidelines. Considerations included how frequently
the district offered low-fat vegetable side dishes, whole
or dried fruit, hot meatless and vegan (meatless, dairy-free,
and egg-free) entrees, and cholesterol-free options. Extra
points were awarded for offering calcium-rich beverages. Broward’s
lunches earned 85 points out of a possible 100. In contrast,
Houston and Detroit schools earned only 57 points. The PCRM
report noted Broward’s inclusion of a daily salad bar,
a hot potato bar with a number of vegetarian toppings, calcium-fortified
juices and the occasional offering of collard greens, a calcium-and
vitamin-rich vegetable. Congratulations to Jane Wynn, Director
of Food & Nutrition Services and her staff.
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Bit of History:
First Buses for Broward |
In 1911, Fort Lauderdale High was the only high school in
the 68-mile stretch between Miami and West Palm Beach. That
meant that students who completed the eighth grade in surrounding
communities needed to travel to Fort Lauderdale to continue
their education. With the exception of Hallandale students
- who could ride the train to school - traveling to Fort
Lauderdale meant a ride in an open-sided "bus."
These buses were actually cars with benches built along
the sides to provide seating for the students.
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