NUTRITION AT SCHOOL

Lakeside’s Food Service and Education for Life-Long Health

Mission

The mission of the food service department is to offer a variety of food choices taking into consideration the diversity of Lakeside and the wants and needs of the community for nutritional, excellent quality meals, while providing an affordable selection of choices. Our staff is honest, ethical and professional with everyone in the Lakeside community - students, faculty, staff, and parents with keeping an open line of communication at all times. Our department encourages and values constructive input (positive or negative) that will help us to excel in making Lakeside's food service the best it can be in a private school setting.

Our Values

Quality Food - Using the highest quality food afforable and giving constant attention to taste, appearance, proper temperature and attractive  
   presentation.

Service - Providing prompt, courteous and efficient service, keeping an open line of communication at all times.

Safety - Being committed to training, maintaining awareness and enforcing regulations to make our kitchens a safe place to work.

Financial Responsibility - Promote efficient, cost-effective management practices and constantly look for new ideas and ways to improve our
   food and nutrition program.

Communication - The commitment of all food service staff to share ideas and values which allows staff members to succeed, to be treated with     

  respect, and to be recognized for our efforts.

Nutrition - Promote a healthy and balanced diet for active and growing students.

Honesty - Being committed to act truthfully and in a trustworthy manner.

Menus - Developing menus that appeal to the diversity of the Lakeside community and that contribute to the quality of the students' educational

  experience.

Sanitation - Preparing food in sanitary kitchens, using proper cooking and handling procedures to ensure wholesomeness.

Overall Objectives and Practices

The food service offerings at Lakeside will include optional breakfast, full lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks, so that students will have food available to them throughout the day, including during the time before late afternoon athletics practices, consistent with our understanding of the nutritional needs of adolescents. Though the fat content of individual meals may vary above or below the target, the menus are planned to aim for no more than 30 percent of calories derived from fat sources, as current FDA and AMA recommendations suggest. When a full lunch includes soup, salad, entree, low-fat milk, and dessert, the percentage of fat will stay below the 30 percent mark (depending on the salad dressing chosen). Food service management intentionally works to lower the amount of fat and empty calories service, including using no saturated fats in cooking except in deep-fat frying where hydrogenated canola oil is necessary to withstand higher temperatures. Higher-fat entrees (e.g., hamburgers or grilled cheese sandwiches) are offset by lower-fat accompaniments (lentil soup, marinated vegetables, fresh fruit), and vegetarian alternatives are frequently offered (e.g., garden- or bean-burgers when hamburgers are served). A variety of beverages offered includes three kinds of low-fat milk, a number of different juice choices, and bottled waters in addition to soda pop.

Specific Practices

• Vegetarian soup is available every day, and specialty soups are also available. Vegetarian options are also commonly offered as a substitute for a meat entrée. Several kinds of cold sandwiches are also served daily; all meats are real and are low in fat, and a vegetarian sandwich and occasionally low-fat tuna salad are also provided.
• Rice is available every day when space allows an á la carte option.
• Salad bars provide low-fat and nonfat dressing options, and fresh fruit is offered as a dessert choice every day.
• Students have the daily choice of fresh bagels or whole-grain breads for high-carbohydrate snacks.
• Supply and demand dictates that some "empty-calorie" snacks are offered at times.
• In the Middle School, cookies and snacks are served after 10 a.m. if students wish to purchase them; most snacks have some nutritive value. Soda pop will not be available until after second lunch
• At the Upper School, snacks and soda pop are served all day long, but candy bars are not sold until the last class of the day is over.

Conclusion

Healthy eating habits take time to grow, and adolescents are not always going to make the healthiest choice for something to eat when they’re hungry and distracted. However, with nutrition education raising student awareness in the dining rooms and health classes, and with thoughtful practices in menu choices and food preparation, students will have a foundation for changing their eating habits as they mature to promote their lifelong health.

Lakeside School Nutritional Information
Item	Calories	Total	Saturated	% Calories	% Daily	Cholest.	Cholest.	Sodium	Sodium	Total	Carbo.	Protein
		Fat	Fat	From Fat	Fat Value		%		%	Carbo.	%
Asian Chicken Salad	770	43g	6g	49%	66%	75mg	25%	230mg	9%	79g	26%	21g
Bacon Lettuce & Tomato San.	610	20g	7g	30%	31%	55mg	18%	1810mg	75%	78g	26%	27g
Bagel	300	2g	0g	5%	3%	0mg	0%	590mg	24%	59g	20%	12g
Baked Potato Loaded	740	25g	12g	30%	38%	75mg	26%	1510mg	63%	95g	32%	35g
Baked Potato Plain	420	0g	0g	1%	0%	0mg	0%	25mg	1%	98g	33%	9g
BBQ Beef Sandwich	310	7g	2.5g	22%	11%	85mg	28%	430mg	18%	24g	8%	35g
Beef Stew w/out Biscuit	250	6g	2g	22%	9%	70mg	23%	520mg	22%	23g	8%	25g
Beef Stew With Biscuit	390	12g	3.5g	27%	18%	85mg	28%	960mg	40%	46g	15%	25g
Belgian Waffle	420	19g	10g	42%	29%	150mg	49%	550mg	23%	72g	18%	14g
Breaded Chicken Sandwich	430	22g	10g	47%	34%	60mg	21%	660mg	28%	35g	12%	20g
Cajun Cod with Rice	250	6g	1g	24%	10%	75mg	25%	210mg	9%	18g	6%	27g
Cheeseburger	560	32g	15g	52%	43%	145mg	48%	520mg	22%	24g	8%	43g
Chicken Caesar	290	22g	6g	66%	33%	45mg	16%	960mg	40%	12g	4%	13g
Chicken Chimichanga with Rice	490	8g	2g	16%	13%	25mg	8%	850mg	35%	86g	29%	15g
Chicken Gyro	400	9g	3g	20%	14%	105mg	35%	530mg	22%	37g	12%	43g
Chicken Parmesan Breaded	470	28g	10g	54%	44%