{"id":1035,"date":"2020-06-25T22:20:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T22:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/?page_id=1035"},"modified":"2022-07-28T13:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:23:27","slug":"food-meals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/food-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Food\/Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LUNCHBOX GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the detailed list of <a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/FoodGuidelinesandLunchboxSuggestionsRevisedMay2017.pdf\">Food Guidelines and Lunchbox Suggestions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Download the<span class=\"style1\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/07\/LUNCHBOXGUIDELINES-brief.pdf\">Lunchbox Guidelines<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Download a <a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/child-lab-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/Snack-Menu_3-week-rotation_-Nicole-Updated.pdf\">Sample Snack Menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please follow these guidelines when preparing lunches for your child. (Remember to pack food in a thermos to keep food hot or include an ice pack to keep food cold.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUNCHBOX GUIDELINES Download the detailed list of Food Guidelines and Lunchbox Suggestions Download the Lunchbox Guidelines Download a Sample Snack Menu Please follow these guidelines when preparing lunches for your child. (Remember to pack food in a thermos to keep food hot or include an ice pack to keep food cold.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1035","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Required Food Groups\/Components:","column_1":"<p>In order to prepare a healthy lunch, you need to choose at least one food from each of the categories below every day. <em><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Yogurt does not count as a fruit. It may count as a protein if it is plain or not highly sweetened.<\/em><\/p>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_columns","heading":"","column_1":"<p><strong>Proteins: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meats or Other Animal Protein (must be accompanied by blue ice)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lunch Meats (95% fat free)<\/li>\n<li>Lean\/fat free wieners (must be sliced long wise to prevent choking)<\/li>\n<li>Turkey Breast<\/li>\n<li>Tuna<\/li>\n<li>Ham<\/li>\n<li>Surimi (imitation crab)<\/li>\n<li>Chicken (chunks or 1 piece)<\/li>\n<li>Hard Boiled Egg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Meat Alternative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soy or Sunflower Butter<\/li>\n<li>Soybean\/tofu products<\/li>\n<li>Hummus<\/li>\n<li>Refried beans<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower Seeds<span class=\"style1\">\u00a0(not recommended for children under 3 years of 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cereal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd slice\/serving\u00a0= \u00bd oz. eq.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup = \u00bd oz. eq.<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd slice\/serving\u00a0= \u00bd oz. eq.<\/p>\n<p>\u2153 cup = \u00bd oz. eq.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"row_title\"><strong>Protein<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meat, fish or meat alternative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eggs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beans or Peas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Soy butter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yogurt<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 oz.<\/p>\n<p>1 oz. slice<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd egg<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup<\/p>\n<p>2 Tbsp.<\/p>\n<p>4 oz<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd oz.<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd oz.<\/p>\n<p>\u00be egg<\/p>\n<p>\u215c cup<\/p>\n<p>3 Tbsp.<\/p>\n<p>\u00be cup 2% milk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"row_title\"><strong>Milk (PROVIDED BY ACC LAB)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00bd cup whole milk<\/td>\n<td>\u00be cup 2% 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