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    The goal of the Food and Nutrition Services Department is to provide our students with nutritious meals that are locally grown, financially responsible and help to foster learning by keeping our students full and focused all day.

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    Thaw Your Turkey Safely in Time
    for Thanksgiving

    One question often asked is, “How do you properly thaw a turkey?”

    Here are safe ways to thaw a turkey — in the refrigerator or in cold water:

    • It takes 24 hours for every four to five pounds of weight for a turkey to thaw in the refrigerator (a 15-pound turkey will take three days to thaw in your refrigerator). A completely thawed turkey can remain in the refrigerator for one or two days before cooking.
    • To thaw in cold water, submerge the bird in its original wrapper in cold tap water, changing the water every 30 minutes. Cook the turkey immediately after thawing.

    Remember that thawing a frozen turkey on the kitchen counter — or in a garage during the wintertime (the most common misconception shared by callers) — is not safe. Leaving any frozen package of meat or poultry for more than 2 hours at room temperature is dangerous. Even though the center of the package may still be frozen, the outer layer of the food is in the “Danger Zone” between 40 and 140 F — a temperature range where foodborne bacteria multiply rapidly.

    Full Article: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2023/11/14/thaw-your-turkey-safely-time-thanksgiving

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    July 17, 2023

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     

    Irving ISD to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch for ALL Students

    Irving Independent School District is excited to announce that starting with the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, both breakfast and lunch will be free for ALL Irving ISD students, regardless of their ability to pay and without the need for a meal application.


    Previously, school meals were provided at no cost for students in grades Pre-K through 8th grade and high school students that qualified through a     household meal benefits application.

    This new initiative now includes all high schools and will encourage students to take advantage of healthy meal options at no cost and allow our Irving ISD families to save money.

    At Irving ISD we LOVE our students and want to make sure we empower them today to excel tomorrow.

     

    For more information regarding the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), please visit

     https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/community-eligibility-provision.

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    1. mail:
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      Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
      1400 Independence Avenue, SW
      Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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    12/09/2022