What do school lunches look like in Rhode Island?

Our RI nutritional requirements EXCEED the federal nutrition criteria and so our RI lunch trays have MORE whole grains, MORE fresh & local fruits and vegetables, MORE legumes & LESS sodium.


School Lunch Tray, Middletown

What is RINR?

RINR stands for Rhode Island Nutrition Requirements (2009). RINR is the new State Regulation that specifies the types of foods that public schools provide to their students in school lunch, breakfast and after-school snacks programs.

RINR EZ Sheet
RINR The Basics for Parents Sheet
RI Healthy Schools Coalition Breakfast RINR VIDEO

 


Veggie Stir Fy, North Providence

 

 


Veggies, East Greenwich

 

 

 

Why are Whole Grains Important?

Watch the Whole Grains Skit

Let the Portsmouth Middle School Players help explain with their presentation: "A Day in the Life of A Whole Grain" - as shown at the Healthy Schools Coalition Breakfast September 2009

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Fresh Fruits, Lunch Line, Newport

 


Salad, South Kingstown



School Lunch, Pawtucket

 

 


Local apples, East Providence

 

 

Kids First Chef Leah Sarris was Johnson & Wales Chef Frank Terranova's special guest on Cooking With Class - Leah spoke about the RI Nutrition Requirements for school meals and prepared 5 delicious recipes you may see in your school cafeteria!

1/18 - Corn & Black Bean Salad
1/19 - Southwestern Chicken Wrap
1/20 - RI Grown Roasted Potatoes - 3 Ways
1/21 - RI Grown Apple Tart
1/22 - Chili with RI Grown Veggies

 

 

 

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