Provide the Newark Board of Education (NBOE, District) with Local Foods for Schools (LFS) for the District’s Department of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). All food purchased must be whole, unprocessed or minimally processed and must meet the definition of local. Local is defined as domestic products grown and sourced in New Jersey. Unprocessed or Minimally processed - Examples of allowable food products include fruits and vegetables (including 100% juices); grain products such as pastas and rice; meats (whole, pieces, or food items such as ground meats); meat alternates such as beans or legumes, and fluid milk and other dairy foods such as cheese and yogurt. Foods in a wide variety of minimal processing states (e.g., whole, cut, pureed, etc.) and/or forms (e.g., fresh, frozen, canned, dried, etc.) are also allowable. Minimally processed, for example is chopped, shredded, grilled, sliced, etc. It is not to be used towards the purchase of end products. Examples of allowable purchases: Examples of non-allowable purchases: Fruits Baked goods Vegetables Premade rice or pasta dishes 100% juice Pre-packed sandwiches or meals Grains, pasta, rice Prepared or precooked ready to eat foods Meats – whole, pieces, ground Chicken nuggets, Chicken patties Beans – Legumes Fish Sticks Fluid milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Eggs Pizza pies, pizza rolls
