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Sweet potato fries and turkey
burgers for lunch.

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The salad bar is stocked with
greens.

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Most of the students take an
apple and I thank you.

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They say that phrase a lot at PS
56 in the Norwood neighborhood

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of the Bronx. If you want a
different lunch,

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you can eat a PB ojat and then
you're ready for the rest of the

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school day. Students look
forward to lunch,

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get to talk and sit with
friends.

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The quarterly time that we can
have like talking is the best

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part. What I love about the
school is amazing because I love how

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everyone has respect for each
other and, and you know,

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nobody is mean to each other.

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The teachers and staff at PS 56
in the Bronx are always a part

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of the process and the
conversation on Tuesday afternoon

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students thank the cafeteria
staff for more than a good meal.

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They are so nice and they work
very hard because they're feeding

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such a big school like they've
been working all day long.

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Bernard Fong has been making
meals for 14 years.

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He's seen the changes in the
menu and the mission we want to

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make sure we put out quality
healthy foods.

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That's important the kids need
to eat for nutrition, energy,

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you know, to get through the
day.

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Many students in city schools
depend on the kitchen staff to be

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their dining room away from
home.

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City schools serve breakfast,
lunch and snacks.

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We talk about educating the
whole child, right?

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So that includes the social, the
emotional,

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the physical and the academic.

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No kid hungry is an advocacy
group that works with city schools

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providing grant money and
nutritional campaigns. Currently,

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one in five Children in New York
City could face food insecurity

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this year. So we want to make
sure they have access to benefits.

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The New York City Department of
Education provides more than

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900,000 meals every day.

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The department is shifting
toward a cafeteria enhancement

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experience with a real focus on
fresh foods and nutritional

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learning in the Norwood
neighborhood of the Bronx Greg Macker

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picks 11 news.