Baldwin County Schools Look to Improve School Lunches.

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Published: Tue, August 21, 2007 - 4:49 am
Last Updated: Wed, August 22, 2007 - 11:20 pm
Chad Petri
Chad Petri
Baldwin County Schools are one of a growing number of school districts nationwide with a registered dietician on staff. It’s Erin Miller’s job to make sure all cafeterias in the district comply with USDA food guidelines.



“Based on USDA guidelines the children must be offered 2 ounces of protien, a serving of bread, a serving of fruit and a serving of milk,” says Miller. Spanish Fort High School serves a student body of more than 1,100 kids. Many take part in the school’s food program.



Across Baldwin County sodas are being phased out of vending machines. When Spanish Fort High School opened three years ago, they decided to have only lite snack varieties and fruit or sport drinks in their vending machines.



“As a school we actually spend more time with the students here in school,” says Assistant Principal Beverly Spondike. “If we then are trying to contradict what the parents are teaching at school by offering junk food here on campus then we're defeating their purpose of being the teachers at home.”



Baldwin County school cafeterias do not re-fry food. Dietician Erin Miller says they try and cut the fat whenever possible.



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