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Littleton Public Schools Regulation |
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Policy Code EFI-R Policy Name Wellness Policy Adoption May 2, 2006 Revised June 18, 2009 |
Foods and beverages sold to students on school grounds, from any source, including à la carte items from school cafeterias, vending machines, school stores, and fundraising activities, during the regular and extended school day, shall meet the following nutritional standards:
Elementary Schools
All foods and beverages available as snacks, mechanically vended to students, or sold à la carte items will adhere to the food and beverage standards listed below.
Middle Schools
Fifty percent of the foods available for à la carte purchase during mealtime, sold by school stores, and as fundraising activities during school hours will adhere to the food standards listed below. All beverages shall adhere to the standards listed below.
High Schools
Due to high school open campuses in which students have access to all types of foods off-site, no food standards will be imposed at this level. However, it is encouraged that foods available on campus will meet the food standards listed below. All beverages shall adhere to the standards listed below.
Food Standards
Maximum 35 percent total calories from fat. Combined calories from saturated and trans fats must be under 10 percent of total fat calories.
No more than 35 percent sugar by weight.
Exceptions are:
Seeds and nuts
Low-fat dairy products
Fresh or dried fruits
Fruits packaged in their own juices
Fruit drinks containing 50 percent fruit juice
Minimum 1 gram of fiber
Maximum 500 calories per serving for entrée items served à la carte.
Maximum 300 calories per serving for all other items.
Maximum 800 mg of sodium for entrée items served à la carte.
Maximum 600 mg of sodium for all other snack items.
At the middle and high school levels, mechanically vended foods will comply with C.R.S. 22-32-134. This statute states that 50 percent of foods offered in each vending machine or adjoining set of vending machines located in each school shall meet the following criteria:
Nuts, seeds, dairy products, fresh fruits or vegetables, dried fruits or vegetables, and fruits packed in their own juices.
Any other food item containing:
Not more than 35 percent total calories from fat. Combined calories from saturated and trans fats must be under 10 percent of total fat calories.
No more than 35 percent sugar by weight. Sugars that occur naturally in fruit juices that are components of a food are not counted in the 35 percent.
Beverage Standards
Elementary Schools
Bottled water
Up to 8 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat milk. Milk includes nutritionally equivalent milk alternatives (per USDA)
Up to 8 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat nutritionally equivalent flavored milk up to 150 calories per 8 ounces
Up to 8 ounce servings of 100 percent juice, with no added sweeteners and up to 120 calories per 8 ounces
Middle Schools
Bottled water
Up to 10 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat milk. Milk includes nutritionally equivalent milk alternatives (per USDA)
Up to10 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat nutritionally equivalents flavored milk up to 150 calories per 8 ounces
Up to 10 ounce servings of 100 percent juice with no added sweeteners and up to 120 calories per 8 ounces.
High Schools
Bottled water
No- or low-calorie beverages with up to 10 calories per 8 ounces, (e.g., unsweetened or diet teas, low-calorie sport drinks, fitness waters, flavored waters, seltzers) except diet soda may not be sold in high school
Up to 12 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat milk. Milk includes nutritionally equivalent milk alternatives (per USDA)
Up to 12 ounce servings of fat-free or low-fat nutritionally equivalent flavored milk up to 150 calories per 8 ounces
Up to 12 ounce servings of 100 percent juice, with no added sweeteners and up to 120 calories per 8 ounces
Other drinks, up to 12 ounce servings with no more that 66 calories per 8 ounces
At least 50 percent of non-milk beverages must be water and no- or low-calorie options
School-related events where parents and other adults are a significant part of an audience are exempt from these rules. Such activities include, but are not limited to, selling beverages as boosters at events such as interscholastic sporting events, school plays, and band concerts.