AISD to take part in National School Breakfast Week

The majority of Americans feel breakfast is important, but hectic mornings make it difficult to fit the meal in every day. In fact, 40 percent of moms say that their child does not eat breakfast daily, according to Kellogg’s Breakfast in America survey. To garner increased participation in the School Breakfast Program, Aldine ISD schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week. Slated for March 3-7, National School Breakfast Week is a weeklong celebration aimed at increasing awareness of the School Breakfast Program among students and parents.

The 2014 National School Breakfast Week theme, “Take Time for School Breakfast” encourages parents to consider the school breakfast program as a timesaving option for those busy mornings. The theme will appear in school cafeterias during National School Breakfast Week, March 3-7.

“Too many children are showing up at school hungry, and hungry children can’t learn,” said Dani Sheffield, Aldine ISD’s executive director of child nutrition services. “Eating breakfast at school can help families save time in the morning. And knowing that school breakfast is healthy and a great value is a huge relief for parents.”

Cafeterias will promote school breakfast with special menus and decorations, activities, and events all week. There will be a special lunch menu of “Breakfast for Lunch” to showcase some of the breakfast menu items offered throughout the district. Additionally, there will be a coloring contest and prizes given away to students as well.

Every school day, Aldine ISD’s breakfast program offers students a healthy breakfast that they need to get set for a busy school day. Tasty and filling breakfast items are served at no cost to Aldine ISD students every day. Every school breakfast served meets federal nutrition standards limiting fat, calories, and sodium.