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All meals are part of a 2,000 calorie diet. Each meal has between 5 and 10 grams of dietary fiber, 5 to 15% of calcium and a balanced amount of vitamins; about 7% daily. Iron intake ranges from 0-10% daily. Each meal ranges from $2.50 - $3.50. The theme of this week is vegetarian. Students will learn healthy alternatives to protein intake by purchasing these meals. Each meal is balanced with fruits and vegetables and each category of the food group. The meals are sized proportionally to keep students on a well balanced, nutritious diet. They will benefit from the healthy choices they make in school, and the goal is to pursued them to make these important decisions out of school as well.
 * Week One: Natalie McGrath**

__//David Cortez//__
7. Calories: 740 Vitamin A:8% Vitamin C: 24% Calcium: 24% Iron: 27%

8.Calories:352 Vitamin A : 6% Vitamin C: 5% Calcium: 13% Iron: 18%

9. **Calories:**  230 Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium : 6% Iron: 0%

10. Calories: 721 Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 6% Iron: 0%

I choose cold meats. For one week. I think cold meats are Heather then cooked meats because they dont add anything to the meat. Also it tastes good. People want to eat food that tastes good and most people like sandwiches. this gives a good source of grains. Also Baked chips are better then fries. In all this meal it is affordable for everyone to in joy.

Chris Montgomery's Week 3
For my week I chose a whole wheat/ whole grain theme. I tried to make it a tasty  and healthy lunch at the same time and hopefully succeeded. Using a variety of  food, there are multiple choices for your drinks during each lunch just in case  the kids dont like whats being offered. The food has some high numbers for  calories but it is a healthy lunch.



 __**Krysta Wellington's Week 4**__
__**17th**__  405 calories total fat - 12 g sodium - 14 mg total carb - 24 g sugars - 15 g protein - 8 g

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__**18th**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 345 calories 5 g - total fat 26 mg - cholesterol sodium - 65 mg 7 g - fiber

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__**19th**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 370 calories total fat - 11 g cholesterol -75 mg sodium - 50 mg carbs - 28 g dietary fiber - 5 g protein - 8 g

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__**20****th**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 245 calories total fat - 12 g cholesterol - 0 mg sodium - 135 mg total carb - 16 h dietary fiber - 8g sugars - 2 g protein - 4 g calcium - 12%

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__**21st**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 320 calories total fat - 13 g cholesterol - 73 mg sodium - 120 mg total carbs - 21.3 g dietary fiber - .9 g sugars - 3.7 g protein - 34 g calcium - 7% iron - 13% <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I chose to pick a different cultural themes for every day of the week because I thought it would help bring out different cultures in the school and it would unite different cultures. I chose the themes Chinese, Italian, French, Mexican, and American. For each, I tried to portray different types of healthy foods that represented each culture. For Chinese, I chose chicken and broccoli, for Italian I chose whole-grain pasta because whole-grain is a lot better than white pasta. For French, I chose dill potato salad because potatoes are good for you, but I decreased the amount of salt because potato salad is very high in sodium. And last but not least, for American I chose a grilled chicken sandwich because hamburgers and hot-dogs are not very good for you, so a grilled chicken sandwich is still American, but healthier. For the drinks, I only put juice in once that week because it is very high in sugar, and having it every day would be bad for you. The other choices were milk and water. My side courses consisted of fruit and vegetables. My entire week had all food groups in it. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">

Letter to Upper Merion about Inadequate school lunches

Dear Upper Merion District,

We of Nuts For Nutrition Co. have a complaint on your school lunches. They are unhealthy and not helping the kids eat better. We do understand that you offer a salad bar and on occasion serve a healthy meal but by comparison, its almost like you are doing nothing for these kids. Clearly you can see that the kids will go for the fries instead of salad and cake over the apple so this do needs to be changed. We have a healthier and tasty lunch menu that we would like to propose to you and hope that you consider it as a chance to help these kids eat better. Using a detailed and organized calendar, we will separate each week with different themes such as vegetarian week, meat week, etc. The budget for us is unlimited if it means helping these kids eat better and enjoy it at the same time. First the Nuts For Nutrition Co., or NFN, will slowly bring in the idea of healthier lunches to the kids to see if they warm up to it. We have tried this method in other schools such as Norristown Area High School, as well as Plymouth Whitemarsh Are High School and it has worked out wonderfully. The NFN has also successfully got other schools in the country to change their lunch menus to something healthier. To this email we will have an attachment of our menu. So to conclude we do hope you consider our menu of changing your lunch menu and hope to speak to you again soon.

Sincerely, Nuts For Nutrition Co.