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cruelshoes
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 Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: GF Lunch Menu now in Nation's 12th Largest School District |
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| Quote: | ACDA Efforts Bring GF Lunch Menu to the Nation's 12th Largest School District
After several years of work by families with celiac children, and with assistance from the American Celiac Disease Alliance, the nation's 12th largest school district now has a Gluten Free Lunch Menu. That's right, a true GF lunch menu! The ACDA has collaborated with other districts and helped put together GF meals for students. None compare to Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) with over 168,000 students and its 197 schools.
This was a painstaking process made possible thanks to a medical team committed to more than one individual patient. In particular, it was the determined dedication of dietitian Pam Cureton, who collaborated for months with district officials to fine tune a GF menu which also met the nutritional needs of celiac students.
It is our hope that other schools will take a look at Fairfax County's menu and use it as a model to develop menus for their celiac students. To see what the menu looks like go to: www.americanceliac.org/studentscd.htm . In the left column click on GF School Menu.
The ACDA's members include physicians, researchers and dietitians, as well as, the top GF food manufacturers. Their expertise is unparalleled and they are prepared to provide assistance to any school district - large or small to ensure the needs of students with celiac disease are being met.
The fact that schools are moving forward to help our kids is proof your efforts to raise awareness are paying off.
Thank you. And keep it up!
Andrea Levario
Executive Director
American Celiac Disease Alliance |
http://www.americanceliac.org/Sample%20GF%20Menu.pdf
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