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In the News: Local officials enjoy National School Lunch Week
Posted on October 13, 2017
Originally published in the Franklin Free Press.
Who says you can’t enjoy a school lunch?
Some of Franklin County’s and Russellville’s elected officials, along with members of the Russellville Police and Fire Departments joined Russellville High School students for lunch Thursday as part of National School Lunch Week.
This year’s theme for National School Lunch Week was “Recipes for Success,” with some of students’ favorite healthy meals offered during the week.
Elaine Vaughn, child nutrition director for Russellville City Schools, said that school lunches have improved in their nutritional content while continuing to offer students the choices they enjoy.
“School lunches are healthier than ever, with more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and less fat and sodium,” Vaughn said. “National School Lunch Weeks helps us educate parents and students about all the benefits of our lunch program, and the appealing choices we offer.”
The Franklin County Commission and Probate Judge Barry Moore, along with Russellville Mayor David Grissom and the city council, city police and firemen, were invited to be honored guests Thursday, to show appreciation for all they do for the community.
“We appreciate the invitation to join students for lunch today as well as the great job done by Elaine Vaughn and others to make sure our students have healthy, nutritionally-balanced meals every day,” Grissom said.
The federally funded National School Lunch Program offers nutritionally balanced, healthy meals to RCS students every day. The program has been serving our nation’s children for more than 60 years and requires school meals to meet federal nutritional standards like offering fruits and vegetables every day, serving whole grain-rich foods and limiting fat, calories and sodium.
The “Recipes for Success” campaign is sponsored by the nonprofit School Nutritional Association.
For more information on National School Lunch Week, visit https://schoolnutrition.org/nslw/.