{"id":9862,"date":"2022-06-07T14:25:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcsrcs.com\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:25:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:25:09","slug":"school-nutrition-news-what-the-ending-of-the-covid-waivers-will-mean-for-school-lunch-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcsrcs.com\/newtheme\/school-nutrition-news-what-the-ending-of-the-covid-waivers-will-mean-for-school-lunch-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWS: What the Ending of the COVID Waivers Will Mean for School Lunch Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">Schools across the country aren\u2019t even done with this school year yet, but they are already preparing for the next one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Changes are coming specifically to the school lunch program. Earlier this year, Congress failed to pass an extension of the COVID waivers for the next school year, which could mean many different things for your and your child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAs we transition to regular price meals during the school year, I would imagine our numbers will significantly decrease as well because we are capturing a whole demographic of students that don\u2019t normally eat at school because it\u2019s no charge this year, now they are eating,\u201d said Anji Branch, with the Gooding School District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For the past two school years, every child has been able to eat breakfast and lunch for free at school. Next year, however, parents will have to apply for free or reduced lunch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arc-ad | text-center article-inline-ad bg-light py-3 px-3-sm d-flex flex-column mt-3 mb-3 justify-content-center ad-type-flex-leaderboard\">\n<div class=\"arc-ad-wrapper | d-flex flex-column\">\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Another change is with the meal pattern waiver, which holds schools accountable for what each meal is required to have: a meat, meat substitute, grain, fruit, vegetable, and milk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIf we couldn\u2019t get a product that was ok for K-12 menus, because we have very specific menu guidelines that we have to follow, we could use a product that wasn\u2019t necessarily whole grain rich, or maybe it\u2019s a little too high in sodium than we would normally allow, that we wouldn\u2019t get penalized, and we won\u2019t have that next year and that\u2019s going to be a big problem,\u201d said Becky Elmore, with the Post Falls School District.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FULL ARTICLE AVAILABLE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmvt.com\/2022\/04\/25\/what-ending-covid-waivers-will-mean-school-lunch-next-year\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools across the country aren\u2019t even done with this school year yet, but they are already preparing for the next one. 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