{"id":36,"date":"2016-06-20T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:32:33","slug":"ffvp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/promotions\/ffvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Fruit &#038; Vegetable Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36\" class=\"elementor elementor-36\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12128a0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12128a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7599884\" data-id=\"7599884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7796022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7796022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b45a77 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b45a77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5476e\" data-id=\"1e5476e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd9195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd9195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a USDA grant funded program made available by the Nebraska Department of Education. Only school sites (K-8) with 50 percent or more of their students qualifying for a free or reduced-price meals are eligible to apply. High schools are not eligible to apply. Funding is limited, and priority is given to Nebraska schools with the highest percentage of low-income students. Each year Nutrition Services submits applications for eligible sites, unfortunately not all LPS sites will receive funding .<\/span><\/p><p>Selected schools receive additional funds to cover the cost of providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to students during the school day. These fresh fruits and vegetables must be served separately from the lunch or breakfast meal, in one or more areas of the school (usually delivered to the classroom) during the official school day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ae3779\" data-id=\"2ae3779\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf1357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bcf1357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src='https:\/\/live.myvrspot.com\/iframe?v=OTcwYTlkYzE1NTg3Mjk4ZWEwNzAxYzA2YTAyOThjYWQ' width='480' height='270' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5ad245 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5ad245\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb0b9a2\" data-id=\"bb0b9a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f9537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7f9537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goals and Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0062f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0062f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program goals include expanding the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience, increasing children&#8217;s fruit and vegetable consumption and combating childhood obesity by helping students learn more about healthful eating habits. Selected schools must offer free fresh fruits and vegetables to students during the school day, at least two days per week.<\/p><p>FFVP introduces school children to a variety of fresh produce that they otherwise might not have had the opportunity to sample. Coordinating nutrition education activities and promoting FFVP through out the school reinforces the program goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bef4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33bef4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participating Schools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1ad3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac1ad3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is the list of participating schools for the current school year:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966fb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966fb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Belmont Elementary School<\/li><li>Brownell Elementary School<\/li><li>Calvert Elementary School<\/li><li>Campbell Elementary School<\/li><li>McPhee Elementary School<\/li><li>Clinton Elementary School<\/li><li>Elliott Elementary School<\/li><li>Arnold Elementary School<\/li><li>Hartley Elementary School<\/li><li>Holmes Elementary School<\/li><li>Huntington Elementary School<\/li><li>Lakeview Elementary School<\/li><li>Meadow Lane Elementary School<\/li><li>Norwood Park Elementary School<\/li><li>Everett Elementary School<\/li><li>Pershing Elementary School<\/li><li>Prescott Elementary School<\/li><li>Randolph Elementary School<\/li><li>Riley Elementary School<\/li><li>Rousseau Elementary School<\/li><li>Saratoga Elementary School<\/li><li>West Lincoln Elementary School<\/li><li>Roper Elementary School<\/li><li>Kooser Elementary School<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbbfc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bbbfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FFVP School Order Form and Reminders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a027d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a027d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Important Reminders:<\/p><ul><li>The fresh fruits and vegetables provided are to be served ONLY during the school day, not before school, not after school and not during summer school.<\/li><li>The fresh fruits and vegetables provided should be served separately from meals. They should NOT be served along with breakfast and lunch.<\/li><li>Only teachers who are directly responsible for serving the fruit or vegetable to their students may partake of the fruit or vegetable. The fresh fruits and vegetables are not available to the general teacher population or other adults in the school.<\/li><li>Teachers serving fruits and vegetables to their students can model healthful eating habits by participating with their students and including a nutrition education lesson.<\/li><li>Teachers should use the serving time as an opportunity to talk with students about nutrition, health, hygiene and manners.<\/li><li>The fresh fruits and vegetables are intended for all children enrolled in participating schools and cannot be used as gifts or rewards.<\/li><li>You cannot withhold the FFVP fruits and vegetables as a form of discipline.<\/li><li>Call the Nutrition Services Office if you have further questions.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743dce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"743dce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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