Nutrition News

Vision
The Department of Nutrition and BASE supports student achievement by providing healthy meals and high quality, affordable programs that encourage learning and healthy behaviors.

Mission
Keeping children nourished, “edutained” and informed.

Menu Changes
For many years, our food supply relied primarily on processed, packaged items. Over the past few years, there has been an increased desire for more homemade, fresh food items. Especially as childhood obesity continues to be a serious concern, we recognize the importance of providing students with healthier meals. Although Adams 12 has not yet converted to an all scratch cooked menu, many improvements have been made in the last few years, including:

• A fresh salad served daily – varying from a romaine and spinach tossed salad, fresh fruit salad, mandarin asian salad, or many other cold salad options.
• Four different options of fruits and vegetables daily.
• Fresh lettuce and tomato served with all sandwiches, tacos, burgers, and tostadas.
• Continuous expansion of whole grain items as they become available.
• All a la carte items meet nutrition guidelines set by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, limiting calories, fat, and sugar content.
• A daily vegetarian entrée.
• Only 1% or fat free milk options.
• Transitioning to homemade, healthy salad dressings.

Upcoming Events/Promotions

• The Harvest of the Month for January are POTATOES. On Wednesday, January 18th the cafeterias will be serving Creamy Mashed Potatoes. So encourage your child to try them! You can even check out the recipe here and make them at home!
  For more information about potatoes click here. If you'd like to see the Harvest of the Month cycle for the entire year click here.
• The cafeterias are now serving "Featured Fruits" every week to continue offering a variety of fresh fruits. These fruits will be offered at least one day during that week. The "Featured Fruits" for January are:

   Week 1 - Oranges
   Week 2 - Bananas and Kiwis
   Week 3 - Apples and Grapefruit
   Week 4 - Tangerines and Pears
   Week 5 - Oranges and Kiwis

Recent News

• Federal Heights Elementary, North Star Elementary and Northglenn Middle are now serving Breakfast in the Classroom to every student, every day! The kitchen and school staff are working hard to deliver food to each classroom every morning so students are ready to learn.
• Adams 12 has gone green! Our kitchens have done a wonderful job of reducing landfill waste by using washable trays, flatware in place of plastic silverware, and transitioning from wrapped grab-and-go selections to self-service. We are continuing to make improvements in this area each year.
• Adams 12 partners with a local Food Bank to donate leftover foods from our kitchens.