The Morongo Unified School District Nutrition Services Department was honored last week with a Turnip the Beet Award from the Food and Nutrition Services of the US Dept of Agriculture.
The Turnip the Beet Award recognizes outstanding summer meal program sponsors across the nation who offer high quality meals to children that are appetizing, appealing and nutritious in the summer months, showcasing sponsors who are going above and beyond. MUSD Nutritional Services was one of four districts awarded in San Bernardino County. The MUSD won the Silver Award for their Summer Meal program.
“We are incredibly proud to receive the Turnip the Beet Award,” said Janet Barth, Director of Nutritional Services. “We believe that proper nutrition is essential for student success, and we are committed to continuing our efforts to promote health and wellness in our schools.”
Summer meals are critical in the lives of millions of our nation’s youth, whose risk for food insecurity increases during the summer months when they no longer have access to the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Summer meal programs present the opportunity to help alleviate summertime food insecurity and positively impact children’s growth and development by offering nutritious meals and encouraging children to develop healthy habits while helping ensure children are healthy and ready to learn upon return to school in the fall.
