
ERIC Number: ED425865
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Jun
Pages: 124
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The Status of Child Nutrition Programs in Colorado.
McMillan, Daniel C.; Vigil, Herminia J.
More than 50 million meals are served annually to Colorado's children through the national school lunch program, school breakfast program, special milk program, and summer food service program. This report provides descriptions of these programs, information on free and reduced price meals and how to qualify, revenue sources for these programs, a summary of new meal initiatives such as efforts to comply with federal dietary guidelines, a fact sheet on Colorado with regard to school food programs, and statistics on the average cost to produce a meal and average meal prices in Colorado. The remainder of the report provides statistical tables on school districts by county and school districts by membership, offering information on: (1) membership in grades K-12; (2) average daily participation at lunch; (3) total percent participation; (4) total approved for free meal; (5) total approved for reduced meal; (6) total approved for free or reduced meal; (7) percentage of membership approved for free and reduced meals; and (8) the percentage of free or reduced meals of all meals served. Other tables offer information on breakfast and lunch prices for elementary, middle, junior, and senior high schools, and average cost to produce breakfast and lunch by district. (EV)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Nutrition and Transportation Unit.
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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