Food Services Article - Irving ISD

September’s Featured Product:
Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut

We have all probably heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it truly is! As its name indicates, breakfast is the meal that “breaks” the long “fast” between your evening and morning meals. Starting your day with a healthy breakfast helps to “kick start” your metabolism and gets you started on the right path to a great day.

A popular item offered on our breakfast menus is the Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut. This donut product is made with NutriDough, a dough enriched with protein and vitamins. Because of the negative health connotation sometimes associated with donuts, this menu item has occasionally raised concerns. Yet, cafeteria food products, while they may look and taste similar to commercial products, are healthier versions. When put to the challenge, let’s see how our Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut compares nutritionally to a popular commercial donut:

	SuperBakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut	Dunkin Donuts Glazed Cake Donut
Size (g)	85g	79.24g
Calories	320	350
Calories from fat	160	170
Total fat, grams	18g	19g
Saturated fat, grams	4g	5g
Cholesterol	15mg	25mg
Sodium	370mg	340mg
Carbohydrate	36g	41g
Dietary fiber	1g	1g
Sugars	20g	21g
Protein	7g	4g
Vitamin A	45%	0
Vitamin C	40%	0
Calcium	20%	2%
Iron	50%	8%

As is illustrated in the table above, the Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut clearly comes out on top when it comes to nutritional profile and important nutrients. The Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut, served in your school cafeteria with fresh fruit or 100 % fruit juice and your choice of non/low-fat milk, proves to be a delicious and nutritious way to start the day!

As you may have guessed by now, the answer to the question above is “C” – the Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut. So, the next time that you enjoy a Super Bakery Honey Wheat Plus Donut at your school’s cafeteria, remember that you’re eating a nutrition-packed breakfast entrée.