Roxanne Moore is a Registered Dietitian and past spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Roxanne completed her undergraduate work in Dietetics at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland and her Masters in Health Science and Business at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. Roxanne has over 15 years experience developing nutrition education programs and providing nutrition education for individuals, groups and the community –at-large. Roxanne is certified as a Child and Adolescent Obesity Counselor and is a member of ADA Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists dietetic practice group.
Roxanne’s passion for educating has awarded her with opportunities to work with USDA Child Nutrition Programs, to provide individual and group counseling to a diverse population, and to serve as the nutrition expert for the media. As an ADA Spokesperson, Roxanne has been interviewed by both print media and television. She has appeared on local news stations, cable television, CNN and ESPN. She has also been quoted in magazines such as Readers Digest, Shape, and Redbook. In a clinical capacity, Roxanne has provided medical nutrition therapy to individuals of all ages coping with various medical needs, including diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, and eating disorders., She has taught Sports Nutrition at the college level and has served as a Sports Nutritionist for individual athletes and teams, including Chessie Racing, a sailing team from Baltimore that sailed in the WhitBread (Volvo) Around the World race. Within the community, Roxanne is a frequent guest speaker and she has worked with local restaurants to help develop heart-healthy dining programs for consumers.
Roxanne joined Sodexho in late October 2007. As an employee of Sodexho, she will serve as the Director of Wellness Initiatives for Education, including kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as campus throughout the US. In this role, Roxanne will strive to meet the wellness needs of our customers and seek opportunities to integrate wellness into all of Sodexho offerings.
Roxanne is married with two young girls. She has previously raced mountain bikes and run marathons. She also loves music, ATV riding, and rollerblading.
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Q:Hi, my son has a nut allergy.....how do I know if any of the products you offer has nuts in it?
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A:May I suggest that you review the school lunch menu with your son and instruct him to not eat the menu items that may be in question. If you have a concern about a menu item, please contact the General Manger in charge of food service for your son's school. The manager will be glad to set up a time to review the menu and recipes used to prepare our meals. Upon, request the manager will also show you the ingredient statements (labels) of products we purchase.
We must rely on our suppliers to provide us with ingredient information related to the major food allergens and ingredients derived from these foods. We will share any information we receive from our suppliers. If we are not one hundred percent sure about the ingredients, we will say so. We also make every effort to prevent or minimize cross-contact between foods through strict food safety and sanitation controls.
Q:Hi Pam, My daughter enjoys buying lunch but she has type I diabetes and it is difficult to count the carbs in the menu items. Do you have nutritional information available for the food items offered on the menu? Thanks.
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A:I am glad your daughter enjoys lunch at school. In order for me to better assist you please contact the General Manager in charge of food service for your daughter's school. They will be glad to provide a print out of the carbohydrates information for the recipes you request.
Q:Hi Pam, Just wanted to know if any of the kid's lunches contain Partially Hydrogenated or Hydrogenated oils. Also, if any of the foods contain Coconut or coconut oil. Thanks so much.
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A:In regards to your question of Partially Hydrogenated oils, in general we do not use partially hydrogenated shorting in the preparation of school lunch at any grade level. Ocassionally, we do use margarine for shortening when it is required, which may be considered partially hydrogenated. There are a few pastry recipes in our recipe file which contain shortening as an ingredient, but they have not been popular items with our customers.
Ready-made products used within the local school district may contain
PHOs (partially hydrogenated oils), but it will differ from school to school. Keep in mind that crackers, breads, cereals, cookies and most
other items that contain flour will most likely contain some level of
PHOs. Given that PHOs are used to stabilize grain products for a
longer shelf life, we will not be able to eliminate PHOs completely
until the science figures out how to preserve grain based products.
Be assured that we are monitoring ways to reduce the use of
polyunsaturated fats. If you should have further questions please do
not hesitate to contact me.
Q:Can you tell me which of Sodexho's menu offerings under 600 mg?
Due to kidney problems, my son is limited to 2000 mg of sodium per
day. I'd like to limit his school lunches to 600mg or less. If you've
got sodium content for the whole menu cycle, that would be even better.
Thanks.
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A:In order for me to better assist you please contact the General Manager in charge of food service for your son's school. They will be glad to provide a print out of the sodium content for the recipes and menu items you request.
Q:Hello. My son is going into 6th grade next year. Your agency has been very helpful in providing me with the carbohydrate amounts for each item on the menu while he has been at the Elementary School. I know Middle School is different and I would like to see if I can get a comprehensive list of the carbs per item? Please let me know if this can be done. Thank you.
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A: You should be able to get the carbohydrate amounts for items on the middle school menu by contacting the General Manager in charge of food service at your son's school. Regards.
Q:My son will be starting 1st grade. He has a food allergy to all milk products and shellfish. I would like to know if it is possible to get a list of ingredients of the foods that will be served at school to see if there is anything that he would be able to eat.
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A:We take all necessary precautions when we know one of our customers has an allergy or sensitivity to certain foods such as milk and shellfish.
Here's the process: There must be a note provided by your medical professional which documents the food allergies. A copy should be sent to the school nurse as well as the foodservice manager at your child's school. You will receive a monthly menu either via the Internet and a copy hand-delivered to your child. It is suggested that you review the menu with your child making note of items you know to contain milk / milk products and shellfish and encourage your child to pick other items. If you are not sure about a menu item you can contact the General Manager in charge of food service for your son's school. The manager will be glad to set up a time to review our recipes and the ingredient statements (labels) for products we purchase with you.
I assure you we will make every effort to work with you and your child to assure a pleasant school meal experience. Regards.
Q:Hello Pam, My 8 Year old son is on a diet we calorie count his food and regularly see a dietitian, he is on a 2,100 calorie intake a day, we count everything even the juice he has, would it be possible to get more of a breakdown in the menu such as what the cheese pizza calories are that kind of breakdown rather then an over all , as he does not always eat the whole meal, so trying to total up at the end of the day is difficult if we don't have a more individual breakdown. I look forward to hearing from you.
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A:You can contact the General Manager responsible for the food service at your son's school. They can certainly provide the complete nutritional breakdown of a menu item for you. If your should have further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.
Resources
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Mission: To raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia is one of the first medical school supported centers in the United States dedicated to the treatment and study of celiac disease.
