Healthy Meals, Healthy Minds: M-DCPS Showcases New Free School Breakfast & School Lunch and New Menu Items

Food and Nutrition staff, and District administrators

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Food & Nutrition to showcase the new menu items available for the 2024-2025 school year<_o3a_p>

Monday, August 12, 2024
10 a.m.

Department of Food and Nutrition Test Kitchen<_o3a_p>

7042 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33144<_o3a_p>

(Entrance to complex is at S.W. 4th Street between 69th Avenue and 72nd Avenue.)

M-DCPS' Department of Food and Nutrition is offering media a behind-the-scenes look at their Test Kitchen to showcase the District's new menu items. Once again, breakfast and lunch for students will be free of charge.

The new menu items include: a whole grain ham & cheese breakfast croissant, whole grain cranberry orange scone, sliced pumpkin bread, red pepper frittata, pan de bono bites, Philly beef steak, roasted chicken drumsticks, BBQ pork rib patty, and a white garlic pizza, along with featured daily menu items including garden salads, sandwiches and assorted fresh fruit.

- Press availability with Food & Nutrition staff in English/Spanish<_o3a_p>

- Wide sample selection of meals being offered and new food selections<_o3a_p>

- Test Kitchen<_o3a_p>

Elmo R. Lugo, Media Relations Director at [email protected]<_o3a_p>