Local schools kick off National School Breakfast Week with OCM BOCES

Two schools in the North Syracuse Central School District helped kick off National School Breakfast Week and National Nutrition Month with some healthy options for their students. During the week of March 2, Roxboro Road and Gillette Road Middle School food service departments both offered yogurt bars as part of their school’s breakfast offerings.

The North Central School District always strives to provide delicious, nutritious meals for students that also meet the federal guidelines under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act because they know that:
·      eating breakfast improves standardized test scores, including reading, writing, and math;
·      children who eat breakfast have improved attentiveness;
·      increasing school breakfast participation increases school attendance; and
·      children who eat school breakfast visit the school nurse less frequently, and complain less of tiredness and sickness.

Additionally, the district’s nutrition services department staff have been collaborating with the Healthy Schools NY program at OCM BOCES to increase participation in their schools’ food service program and to provide students with healthier, exciting meal options. OCM BOCES has provided fruit and vegetable sectionizers to the district to help increase consumption of fruits and veggies.

Wendy Swift, director of Food Services at the North Syracuse Central School District, encourages everyone to check out their web page at www.nscsd.org/goodfood or call (315) 218-2175 for detailed information on menus, nutrition resources, and more.

Great job North Syracuse Central School District!

For more information on the Healthy Schools NY program, contact Stacy McNeill at smcneill@ocmboces.org or call (315) 433-2246.