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• Free & Reduced-Price Meals
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• Avoiding Common Mistakes on the Meal Benefit Form

Related Publications

• Lunch Prices, 2011-12
• Carbohydrates Worksheet
• Breakfast Choices Carb Worksheet
• Menu Items - Carb Info for Diabetics
• USDA Recipes for Schools

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Nutrition Standards and Guidelines

• USDA Dietary Guidelines
• USDA Food Guide Pyramid
• 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.

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 on September 15. 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.

Other CCS Nutrition Achievements since 2002

Sandra Vazquez, Nutrition Services Coordinator
(434) 245-2422
Sandra.Vazquez@ccs.k12.va.us

Alicia Cost, Registered Dietitian
(434) 245-2422
Alicia.Cost@ccs.k12.va.us

Leslie Thacker, Department Secretary
Leslie.Thacker@ccs.k12.va.us

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