nutrition
Good nutrition is a partner to good education. Students can buy a healthy school lunch or bring their own. A school menu is included in the Tuesday Bulletin that is emailed to parents each month. Additionally it can be found on the Robinson website.
School Lunches – Hot, nutritionally balanced lunches, including a trip to the garden bar for seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as a choice of milk, can be purchased for $3.25. If your child cannot drink milk, we will replace it with juice if we have a written notice from your child’s doctor.
Lunch Tickets – You can deposit money into your child’s school meal account at any time through a web site called MyNutrikids.com. All unused lunch money will still be valid the next year or be sent to MBMS.
Milk – If your child brings his/her lunch, nonfat chocolate milk, low-fat strawberry milk, low-fat white milk, soy milk, 100% fruit juice and bottled water are available for purchase a la carte. Price is $ 0.50.
Water – Filtered water is available at all times in the Cafeteria.
Free/Reduced Price Meals – Free or reduced price lunches are available to children who qualify under the state guidelines of income/family size. Forms are available in the school office.
Lunches From Home – If you choose to send your child a lunch from home, we encourage nutritious lunches. Students are urged to prepare and bring their own healthy lunches. As a part of our environmental awareness efforts, parents are encouraged to help their children pack their lunches using reusable containers instead of plastic bags, and in lunch pails instead of paper bags. Please do not send soft drinks, non-biodegradable, squeeze-type sweet drinks, or drinks in cans or bottles. Please do not send candy or uncooked ramen noodles. No Fast Food. Parents please do not deliver any fast food lunches to your child at school!
The MBUSD Wellness Policy – The MBUSD Board of Trustees has adopted a Wellness Policy, as required by Federal and State regulations. This policy makes our children less vulnerable to allergies, diabetes, obesity, using food as a reward to themselves, etc. As adults who care about children, we must do all in our power to help children avoid illness, debilitating conditions and unhealthy practices. Following are some Robinson events which benefit from this policy:
- Food or candy may never be used as a reward by staff or parents. Teachers and parents may use non-food rewards for our students.
- Only 100% fruit juice bars may be sold at our ice cream sales, unless the sales are held ½ hour after the last students are dismissed from school.
- No sweet or fatty foods may be served as part of our Multicultural Feasts, Pioneer Days or other similar events.
- At our two PTA classroom parties per year, only one party item may be of a sugary nature, i.e., one cupcake, one ice cream, etc. Parents and teachers may not add to the party with other sweet or fatty foods.
Food in the Classroom – Curriculum-based lessons that include food items may occur during the year. Prior to the activity, the teacher will notify you to ensure that your child has permission to participate. Please notify your child’s teacher and the school health office if your child has any food allergies.