Nutrition

La Academia's Wellness Plan

Welcome to La Academia Nutrition Department!

It is the goal of School Nutrition Services to provide a healthy and nutritious breakfast and lunch daily, while allowing students to choose from the foods they enjoy eating. In order to achieve this goal, La Academia provides FREE breakfast, lunch daily and fruit / vegetable snacks twice a week to ALL students enrolled in the school.

La Academia is approved to participate in a program called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Schools that participate in the CEP are able to provide healthy breakfasts and lunches each day at no charge for ALL students enrolled. Because your child attends a CEP school, you DO NOT have to complete any forms for your child to receive FREE BREAKFAST and/or FREE LUNCH.

Breakfast is offered daily at La Academia before the start of the school day at no charge to students. A breakfast consists of:
An entrée made with grain and/or meat/meat alternate, milk, two servings of fruit or juice (limit of one juice per meal).

All students are required to receive a minimum one serving of fruit or juice and two additional items in order to receive the meal at no charge. A breakfast entrée counts as three items. At a minimum, a student must receive an entrée / a fruit or/ fruit juice and milk to have the meal count as a breakfast.

Lunch is provided to all students at no charge. Students may select items from each of the following five meal components: Meat/meat alternate, grain, vegetable, fruit and milk.

Students must take an item from at least three of the five groups to make a complete school lunch. One item must be a fruit or a vegetable. By offering a variety of nutritious choices, students can select a meal made up of foods they enjoy. The menus follow the Nutrition Standards for School Meals established by the USDA and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which assure breakfast meets one-fourth and lunch meets one-third of the daily recommended intake of calories, fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals for students

La Academia is part of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). This is an effective and creative way to introduce healthy fruit and vegetables as a healthy snack option. This also increases the students' fruit and vegetable consumption. This is a snack option we will give students up to 2 times per week beginning in the fall and ending in the spring. For the other 3 days per week, and before the Program begins/after it ends, La Academia asks parents/guardians to provide their students with a healthy snack- no sugary drinks permitted, "takis", snacks containing peanuts, no candy or junk food. The FFVP is a free program for all of our students.

If you have questions or concerns about our program, please feel free to contact our Nutrition Manager, Yajaira Walker, at Yajaira.Walker@academia.k12.de.us or call her at 302.352.8200, EXT. 344.

Program Complaint of Discrimination

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

🟢Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
🟢Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
🟢Email: Program.Intake@usda.gov

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the form below:

USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.