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• Carbohydrates Worksheet
• Breakfast Choices Carb Worksheet
• Menu Items - Carb Info for Diabetics
• USDA Recipes for Schools

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• USDA Dietary Guidelines
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• 5-a-Day the Color Way
• School Nutrition Association
• Food Safety and Inspection Service: Fact Sheets

Diet and Health

• American Diabetes Association
• National Library of Medicine: PubMed
• American Dietetic Association

Nutrition Services

The Nutrition Services Department of the Charlottesville City Schools strives to serve balanced and healthy meals to students while maintaining a fiscally responsible program. We support educators so that children who are at risk financially can get the nourishment they need in order to learn.Our breakfast and lunch programs provide 2/3 of a student’s recommended dietary allowance.

The Charlottesville City Schools Nutrition Services Department follows USDA regulations and bases its standards for sugar, salt, and fats on Institute of Medicine standards for school meals. As a self-supporting public school program, we work extremely hard to balance regulations, nutritional values, fiscal realities, and student preferences.

Charlottesville is fortunate to have a great deal of community support in providing fresh, healthy food to students.  We have adopted a number of innovative local practices in order to offer healthier and more varied options for students.

We work with the School Health Advisory Board (SHAB) in the development and evaluation of policies and programs that support the health and wellbeing of students, families, and school staff. The division Wellness Policy JHCF recognizes the importance of a coordinated school health program for all students and staff and provides for programs that support healthy choices for a lifetime.

Nutrition Department news

The Charlottesville Local Food Hub and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented Alicia Cost and Sandra Vasquez of the CCS Nutrition Services a Trailblazer Award. The award honors individuals and/or institutions who are making progress towards developing innovative and creative solutions to incorporate locally grown food into their food procurement policies and have made a commitment to increasing community access to fresh, healthy local food.

Nutrition Department Contacts

Sandra Vazquez, Nutrition Services Coordinator
Sandra.Vazquez@charlottesvilleschools.org

Alicia Cost, Registered Dietitian
Alicia.Cost@charlottesvilleschools.org

Bonnie Butler , Department Secretary
Bonnie.Butler@charlottesvilleschools.org

Call the Nutrition Department at (434) 245-2422.

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