Dakota Center Afterschool Program Meal offers a balanced, hot meal that includes, a protein, a starch, vegetables, fruit(s), and a milk to each student 5 days a week.
“Collected from 684 National AfterSchool Association members and their colleagues via a 2015 online survey, data indicated that at the previous snack, 63 percent of respondents offered fruit, a vegetable or both; 42 percent offered only fruit; 18 percent offered fruit and vegetables; and 3 percent offered only vegetables. The quality of the items offered showed that most afterschool programs surveyed selected the healthiest options.”
