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<br />The Wellness Policy & <br /> <br /> <br />Nutrition Services ••• <br /> <br />••s• <br />"" <br />•.•; <br />~' <br /> • In July 2006, the Board Adopted a new comprehensive Wellness <br /> Policy, which promotes student health and supports childhood <br /> obesity. <br /> All meals served by the District are designed so that students receive <br /> no more than 30% calories from fat in a five-day period and less than <br /> 10% from saturated fat. <br /> All schools now offer a nutritious breakfast through the National <br /> Breakfast Program. <br /> For the breakfast, students receive cereal or a hot item, fresh fruit and <br /> milk, and are provided one-fourth of the Recommended Dietary <br /> Allowance for protein, calcium, iron, V'damin A, Vitamin C and calories. <br /> The SLUSD Nutrition Services Department is dedicated to positive <br /> outcomes for all children, and recognizes the important connection <br /> between healthy nutrition and learning. The department serves <br />a <br />roximatel <br />825 <br />000 meals a <br />kf <br />b <br />t <br />d l <br />h <br /> pp <br />y <br />, <br />year ( <br />rea <br />as <br />an <br />unc <br /> combined.) <br /> <br />.... <br />Soda free summer? Why not a "" <br />... <br />soda free school year, too! ~' <br />• The average person eats almost <br />175 pounds of sugar ayear- <br />that's about a half a pound of sugar ~e <br />a dayl ~~~~ <br />• Almost a third (30%) of calories ~.~:~~...~~w-a.~.-~~~,.~~.~. <br />consumed daily are from sweetened drinks. <br />• Drinking just one 20-ounce bottle of soda each day <br />for a year can result in gaining 25 extra pounds. <br />(Alameda County Health Department) <br />This year, the District is banning <br />all soda from the high school. <br />gh-school <br />2 <br />