Sweet potato fries and turkey burgers for lunch.
The salad bar is stocked with greens.
Most of the students take an apple and I thank you.
They say that phrase a lot at PS 56 in the Norwood neighborhood
of the Bronx. If you want a different lunch,
you can eat a PB ojat and then you're ready for the rest of the
school day. Students look forward to lunch,
get to talk and sit with friends.
The quarterly time that we can have like talking is the best
part. What I love about the school is amazing because I love how
everyone has respect for each other and, and you know,
nobody is mean to each other.
The teachers and staff at PS 56 in the Bronx are always a part
of the process and the conversation on Tuesday afternoon
students thank the cafeteria staff for more than a good meal.
They are so nice and they work very hard because they're feeding
such a big school like they've been working all day long.
Bernard Fong has been making meals for 14 years.
He's seen the changes in the menu and the mission we want to
make sure we put out quality healthy foods.
That's important the kids need to eat for nutrition, energy,
you know, to get through the day.
Many students in city schools depend on the kitchen staff to be
their dining room away from home.
City schools serve breakfast, lunch and snacks.
We talk about educating the whole child, right?
So that includes the social, the emotional,
the physical and the academic.
No kid hungry is an advocacy group that works with city schools
providing grant money and nutritional campaigns. Currently,
one in five Children in New York City could face food insecurity
this year. So we want to make sure they have access to benefits.
The New York City Department of Education provides more than
900,000 meals every day.
The department is shifting toward a cafeteria enhancement
experience with a real focus on fresh foods and nutritional
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