Text Box: Quick Dairy Facts    Dairy products provide important nutrients that every body needs throughout life.  Calcium, potassium, vitamin D, and protein are the key nutrients found in dairy products.  Calcium helps with strengthening and maintaining healthy bones and teeth.  A healthy blood pressure can be maintained with potassium.  Vitamin D aids in maintaining the appropriate levels of calcium and phosphorous in the body, which in turn helps with building and maintaining bones.  Protein helps build muscles, bones, cartilage, skin, and blood and is also part of the enzymes, hormones, and vitamins in your body.    Dairy sources offered in the cafeteria throughout each month: o         Low-fat & fat-free milk served at breakfast and lunch each day o         Macaroni & Cheese o         Cheese Pizza o         Turkey, ham, & cheese Hoagie o         Cheeseburger o         Grilled Cheese Sandwich o         Turkey & Cheese Sub o         String Cheese    What is a serving of dairy? o         Milk: 1 cup (8 oz) o         Cheese: 3 to 4 bite-sized cubes, 1.5 oz unprocessed, 2 oz processed o         Yogurt: 6 to 8 oz container    School-age children should try to eat at least three full servings of dairy each day. Text Box:                                                 Wellness Guidelines          The Food and Nutrition Department has made the following changes since the adoption of the Wellness Policy for Alachua County. Some of the changes that have occurred are:       Fryers have been removed from all schools. Therefore all items are baked.          A strict standard is being followed for all snack items. Listed below is the        standard: Limit calories to 250. Limit fat to 35% of total calories (excluding nuts and seeds). Maximum saturated fat no more than 10% of total calories. Maximum 35% of its weight from sugars, excluding fruits and vegetables. Maximum 250 mg. Sodium. Eliminate trans fats.        A strict standard is being followed for all beverages sold in Alachua County. Listed below is the standard (American Beverage Guidelines): Elementary School Bottled water                                                                                               Up to 8 ounce serving of milk and 100% juice** Low fat and non fat regular and flavored milk* 100% juice** with no added sweeteners and up to 120 calories/8 ounces Middle School Same as elementary school, except juice and milk may be sold in 10 ounce         servings** High School  Bottled water  No or low calorie beverages with up to 10 calories / 8ounces  Up to 12 ounce servings of milk, 100% juice**, light juice and sports drinks  Low at and non fat regular  100% juice** with no added sweeteners and up to 120 calories / 8 ounces  Light juices and sport drinks with no more than 66 calories / 8 ounces  At least 50 % of beverages must be water and no or low calorie options *Milk includes nutritionally equivalent milk alternatives (per USDA) such as soy milk. **100% juice that contains at least 10% of the recommended daily value for three or more vitamins and minerals. ***As a practical matter, if middle school and high school students have shared access to areas on a common campus or in common buildings, then the school community  has the option to adopt the high school standard. Flavored milk and water are excluded from size restrictions.       For more information contact the Food and Nutrition Department of Alachua County Schools (955-7539) or visit our website at: http://www2.sbac.edu/~foodserv/