We can’t wait to show you how we’ve got you covered all day – breakfast, lunch, snack and afterschool! From before the bell until afterschool, we are planning to debut some exciting new menu options, including our new one-ounce single serve protein American Cheese Singles and our new real Grilled Cheese Sandwich made on a griddle!
Recent news stories about school districts that participate in the Summer Meal Programs shows creative ways to feed more children — from using food trucks to delivering meals to parks.
I would like to use this space to thank the Milwaukee Public Schools for giving us the opportunity to conduct a photo shoot this week at one of its elementary schools.
In a recent op-ed column in The Philadelphia Tribune, Children’s Defense Fund president Marian Wright Edelman wrote that the participation gap between the National School Lunch Program and the Summer Food Service Program means that nine out of ten children receiving lunch “may not be receiving the nourishment necessary for proper physical, cognitive, and social development during the long summer months.”