You
can lead students to nutritious food, but can you make them bite? The
answer to that increasingly relevant question is yes, if you get
creative.
At Saint Paul Public Schools,
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Jean Ronnei, director of nutrition and
commercial services for the school district, is sharing her personal
passion for fresh, healthy food with students. A few years ago, Ronnei
and her staff began testing healthy recipes in the district’s nutrition
center, and they’ve been doing it ever since.
In addition to serving students only whole grains and brown rice,
rather than less nutritious white bread and white rice, Ronnei and her
team have come up with a few hits (a fresh corn-and-barley salad with
tomato and cilantro, for instance) and some flops (kids turned their
noses up at her veggie meat loaf). They recently tested teriyaki chicken
edamame over brown rice, which students loved. “I’m extremely proud of
that one,” she says.
From Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, school menus are being redone with
health in mind, even as budgets shrink and parents tighten their
wallets. Managers are finding more appealing types of food to serve and
more appetizing ways to serve it. And part of that appeal is education.
So, along with their fruits and veggies, many students are now getting a
serving of nutrition smarts.
Calories Down, Dollars Up
By now, we all have heard the gloomy statistics: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the prevalence of overweight kids is some 17 percent for those ages
6-19. And research shows even higher rates for African American and
Hispanic children. Obesity is considered a national epidemic, and
concerned officials have begun to focus their attention on the school
lunchroom.
More than 30 million American children eat federally subsidized meals in the National School Lunch Program,
giving cafeterias leverage to make a positive difference in student
diets. Even though the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nutritional
standards have become more stringent, the 2007 School Nutrition Dietary
Assessment Study indicated that only about one in four elementary
schools served lunches that met the fat requirements. For high schools,
the number was one in 12. Adding to the problem are such à la carte
items as pizza and cheeseburgers that don’t allow for portion control,
because kids can buy unlimited amounts.
As cafeterias move toward offering healthier options, some
food-services programs are having trouble meeting their budgets, because
whole grains or fresh vegetables tend to cost more. In the 2008-09
school year, the federal government reimbursed $2.57 for each free lunch
served, $2.17 for each reduced-priced lunch, and $0.24 for a paid meal.
But the average actual cost of a reimbursable meal is around $2.91.
As the economy has dipped, the demand for school lunch has risen, so
it may become even harder to incorporate better nutrition. “It’s been a
juggling act,” says Katie Wilson, president of the School Nutrition Association.
“In the last 15 years, we’ve been changing what we sell, reducing
portion sizes, meeting calorie levels, reducing fats and saturated fats.
But it’s the perfect storm. We’ve all been required to meet nutrient
standards, but the federal government is not giving us the revenue to
support it.”
Still, schools are finding ways to recalibrate their budgets and transform menus. Ricardo Medina, president of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents,
says many of the changes he’s seeing in the nation’s school cafeterias
are cost neutral. Food-services managers, for example, may skimp on some
items so that they can splurge on fruits and vegetables.
Some districts, like the Los Angeles Unified School District, are
using their immense purchasing power to bargain for cheaper prices on
healthy foods; smaller school systems are banding together to increase
their buying power as well. “It’s about a change in ideology that really
isn’t an additional expenditure,” says Medina. “It’s more about finding
a balance in what they serve.”
Keeping It Fresh and Local
When Roel Gonzalez became superintendent of the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent Schools,
in Rio Grande City, Texas, six years ago, he was shocked by the
unhealthy nutrition habits of families in the surrounding Starr County.
The county is 98 percent Hispanic and one of the nation’s poorest, and
it is estimated that more than 50 percent of adults there are overweight
or obese.
The superintendent knew his students weren’t far behind, so he
developed a long-range plan. “We had to do it in phases,” he explains.
“If you sell something too quickly, people tend not to be as responsive
to it.”
Gonzalez started with the lunch menu. He worked with the
food-services director to cut out all fried foods, then sugary snacks.
They traded whole milk for 2 percent milk and then switched to skim
because he didn’t want to go cold turkey on the kids. They cut portion
sizes, emptied vending machines of junk food, and reinvented the kids’
favorite recipes, like enchiladas and burritos, with low-fat cheeses and
lean meats.
Saint Paul’s Jean Ronnei makes up for any splurges in menu items by
cycling in cheaper foods like tater tots (baked, of course). They save
money by preparing many items in bulk and from scratch, like their
energy bars and banana chip bread.
“It’s not Utopia here. We have chicken nuggets,” she says. “But we’re
careful with how we spend our money. There are some things we can’t
serve very often but it’s nice to introduce the kids to.” Case in point:
Ronnei’s roasted rosemary potatoes. (See the recipe below.)
In Oregon’s Portland Public Schools,
nutrition-services director Kristy Obbink buys locally produced items
like pizzas with lower-fat cheese, and whole-grain nutrition bars,
because they’re price competitive with national brands — and she gets to
choose the ingredients.
To get kids excited about eating more fruits and vegetables, the
district launched Harvest of the Month: Obbink chooses 12 fruits or
vegetables to feature throughout the year; then students learn about the
farmer who grew them and where the foods come from, and they get to
taste them, an approach many farm-to-school programs employ. “Instead of
buying a truckload of a national brand and paying for storage,” she
says, “I can just place my weekly order.”
Variety, Spice, Life
Expanding the palette is essential to better nutrition. In Saint
Paul, Ronnei held a coolest-new-veggie contest, offering kids
nutritional education about four new foods they could taste — portobello
mushrooms, beets, jicama, and red and yellow peppers. The most popular
offering, which turned out to be jicama, was on menus the following
school year.
Many schools are encouraging sampling, a tactic popular in grocery
stores, under the assumption that if you taste something and like it,
you’ll come back for more. In the Atlanta Public Schools, elementary-age
kids at two schools can pick and choose at a fruit-and-vegetable bar
(four fresh items, one canned) in the cafeteria, and at all the
elementary schools there is one vegetarian entrée option served daily.
“Our middle and high schoolers are set in their ways,” says Laura
Lowe, a dietician with the Atlanta Public Schools. “My hope is that if
we can build a foundation in elementary school, then in a few years we
can make drastic changes in middle and high school.”
One key to getting kids to eat better may lie in cues in the lunch
line. Marketing research finds that items displayed in prominent
positions tend to be chosen more often than other items, suggesting that
carefully placed healthy items — fruit put where the chips and candy
normally go, for instance — may lead to better decisions.
Sometimes mere suggestion is enough. A 2007 Yale University study
found that 70 percent of students ate a serving of fruit at a meal when
they were asked if they would like fruit or fruit juice, while only 40
percent ate a serving of fruit when they weren’t prompted.
It’s difficult for a school district to improve nutrition if its
kitchens are geared to deep frying, or if there are no kitchens at all.
As part of the new federal administration’s economic-stimulus plan,
schools have been able to apply for grants to update their kitchens with
such high tech equipment as “combi” ovens, which allow staffs to steam
and bake in large quantities.
Another creative way to get an injection of cash is to apply for
federal stimulus dollars to fund, say, a reading program and then use
the freed-up money to improve nutrition education, which is what
Gonzalez is hoping to do in his schools in Texas. “You know how we’re
always helping with reading, writing, and math?” he says. “I think that
we should do the same thing for physical activity and wellness.”
Brooke Lea Foster, a former editor at the Boston Globe Magazine, is a freelance writer in New York City.
Teriyaki Chicken and Edamame
Serves 9
1 1/2 lbs. cooked chicken, diced
12 cups cooked brown rice
1 1/2 cups teriyaki sauce
2/3 cup edamame
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
2/3 cup chopped cilantro
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Combine chicken with rice. Stir to mix.
2. Add teriyaki sauce and stir until sauce is completely blended in.
3. Transfer to baking dish, cover, and bake for 20 minutes.
4. Remove from oven. Add edamame, pepper, and cilantro. Stir to combine.
5. Cover and return to oven for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until a temperature of 165 degrees is reached.
Credit: Courtesy of Saint Paul Public Schools Nutrition Services
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Serves 4
1 lb. potatoes, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/8 tsp. fresh chopped rosemary or 1/4 tsp. dried rosemary
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Toss potatoes with other ingredients until evenly coated.
2. Spread potatoes on a baking sheet.
3. Roast for 30 minutes or until potatoes are slightly browned and are easily pierced with a fork.
4. Enjoy!
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
Serves 16
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
8 oz. plain nonfat yogurt
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup banana, mashed well
2/3 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
1. In bowl of mixer, combine brown sugar, salt, butter, and baking soda for one minute at low speed.
2. Scrape sides of bowl and mix for an additional minute at high speed.
3. Add eggs and yogurt to creamed mixture and mix for two minutes at medium speed.
4. Combine flours in separate bowl, add to creamed mixture, and mix
for one minute at low speed. Scrape bowl, then mix for another minute at
high speed.
5. Add banana and mix for one minute at medium speed.
6. Add chocolate chips and mix for one minute at medium speed.
7. Spread mixture in greased 9-inch x 13-iinch pan. Bake for 40-55
minutes. The center should be slightly springy to the touch, and a
toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
Credit: Courtesy of Saint Paul Public Schools Nutrition Services
Energy Bars
Serves 18
1 cup navy beans, canned
1/2 cup butter, salted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup, packed brown sugar
2 eggs, medium
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup white flour, enriched
1/2 cup wheat flour, ultragrain
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups oats
8 oz. chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
1. Do not drain beans. Purée beans and liquid until a thick paste is formed. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugars with mixer. Add beans and continue to cream.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; blend well.
4. Mix flours, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a small bowl.
5. Add to bean mixture; mix until combined.
6. Add oats and chocolate chips and continue to mix until blended.
7. Place mixture in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes, until done in center and top is golden brown.
9. Cool on wire rack.
Recipes courtesy of Saint Paul Public Schools Nutrition Services
It is a program that pays for all or part of the cost of breakfast and
lunch for children at school. By offering healthy and nutritious meals,
the program also helps children to learn and grow.
Who can get free or reduced-price meals from the School Meal Program?
Children attending public and private schools grades K-12. All foster children can get free meals. If your family is getting
help from Food Support (stamps), MFIP, or FDPIR (Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations), you can get free meals. Otherwise,
if you are not on these programs, your family has to have an income
below the limits to get help. Some families can get free meals and
others can get a reduced (lower) price on their meals. The most you
will pay for a reduced-price lunch is 40 cents.
Are there any asset limits for the School Meal Program?
No. This program does not look at your assets to see if you can get
help. (Assets are money in a checking or savings account or other
things of value that you or your family own.)
If I already get Food Support, MFIP or FDPIR, or if I have a foster child, do I have to apply to get help?
Maybe. If you are on these programs, you may get a letter in August
that says you are already going to get free meals. If you don’t get a
letter, or if the letter doesn’t cover all of your children, you will
have to apply to get help. If you get Food Support, MFIP or FDPIR, when
you fill out the School Meal application you only have to write in the
names of your children and your case number(s) and sign your name. If
you are applying for a foster child, you only have to write the child’s
name and the amount of foster care money for personal use, and sign
your name. You have to fill out a seperate application for each foster
child.
How do I get an application?
You can pick one up in the office at your child’s school. It may be
mailed to your household during the summer with other school papers. It
is called
the “Application for Educational Benefits.” The application is
available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Khmer (Cambodian),
Laotian, Vietnamese, Arabic and Russian. You can also get an
application on
this website by clicking here.
When can I apply?
You can apply at any time during the school year. Applications are not
accepted during the
summer. If you intend to enroll your child in the program, you must
wait until the school year begins to submit your application. Even if
your child was enrolled before, you must fill out a new application
each school year.
If your income goes down, or
your household size goes up, you may be able to get help — even if you
didn’t qualify for help before.
What is the application like?
It is one page long. It will ask for the names of all the children and
adults in your household and how much money they make each month. The
adult who fills out the application also has to write his or her Social
Security Number. If you don’t have a Social Security Number, you can
say that and your family can still get help.
What else do I have to do to apply?
Just turn in your application in to the school office. A small group of
people will be asked to show proof of their income. The school may also
check to make sure the information you gave them is correct.
What happens after I turn in the application?
The school will send you a letter to let you know if you qualify for help.
You will find out in about two weeks.
How long can I be on the School Meal Program until I have to apply again?
Once you are on the program, your child can get free or
reduced-price meals all school year. Some schools also cover 30 days
into the next
school year. You will have to apply again every year. If your income or
household size changes during the year, you do not have to tell the
school.
Do I have to be a U.S. citizen to get help from the School Meal Program?
No. Even if you, your children, or other people living with you are not U.S. citizens, you can still get help.
I am an immigrant. If I get help from the School Meal Program, am I a public charge?
No. You are not a public charge if you use the School Meal Program. Schools cannot tell USCIS (INS) if you get help.
Can I get help paying for breakfast also?
Some schools also have a breakfast program. If your child gets free or
reduced-priced lunches, he or she will also get free breakfast if your
school offers breakfast. You do not have to apply again for breakfast.
Does it matter how long I have lived in Minnesota to get help?
No.
Do all schools have the School Meal Program?
No, but most schools do.
Will other kids know that my child is getting a free or reduced-price meal?
No. The school has to make sure no one can tell who is getting a free or reduced-price meal.
The start of the 2013-2014 school year will begin soon. The Bearcat
Diner staff is busy getting ready for the new school year. Elementary
schools will continue to have an “A” and “B” choice at lunch. We will
once again offer the option of “restaurant pizza” at the Middle Schools
and High School due to the popularity of this option. The restaurant
pizza meal will be priced at $3.00 to help offset the higher cost for
this item. We will still offer two other options at the regular meal
price on the days we serve restaurant pizza.
We will be using our electronic point of sale system to manage lunch accounts as we have in the past. All
students will be using their 5 digit student ID number and be expected
to memorize it for use in the cafeterias. (We will have lists at the
cashier area to help those that forget it). The lunch ID number is the
same as their student ID # and will remain the same throughout the
student’s time in the school system.
Now is a good time to start sending in payments to get your family lunch account ready to go. The Bearcat Diner will not
extend credit to families for purchase of meals or a la carte food
items. It is necessary to keep money in the family account so students
can continue to purchase against it. Remember: Your Lunch account is a
debit system.
It is your responsibility to manage your family lunch account
balance. Please make checks payable to Bearcat Diner. We will notify
families when their balances start to get low. If the family account
balance falls to zero or is in the negative, the students will be asked
to pay cash. The Bearcat Diner will not extend credit.Payment
to your account can be dropped off at your school or mailed to 4611
Avenue N (Sunrise Middle School). We prefer that you do not mail cash. For your convenience a payment drop off box behind City Hall along with the other utility payment drop off boxes is available. Kearney Public Schools has a program called e~Funds For Schools
that allows parents additional payment options. E-Funds is a way to
make payment to your child’s school lunch account, via the internet,
using a credit card or transferring money from your checking
account. Call for information on how to use this feature.
Students from families whose income is below certain designated
levels are eligible for free meals or meals at a reduced rate. To
determine if your family qualifies, your family must complete an
application. Enclosed please find a Free or Reduced Priced Meal Application.
You only need to fill out one application per family, but be sure to
include all family members on the one application. The application
information is kept confidential. A new application MUST be completed every school year.
Bryant, Central, Emerson, Kenwood, Meadowlark, Northeast, Sunrise
Middle School, Horizon Middle School, and the High School will have
breakfast programs for the 2013-2014 school year.
The Bearcat Diner will provide a detailed lunch account summary
only upon request.We do offer many options to allow families to monitor
their family lunch account: 1) Call anytime between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for your account balance; phone
numbers are 698-8159 (Janet), 698-8158 (Terrie). If no one answers at
the time you will always be able to leave a voice message and someone
will return your call as soon as possible. 2) If you have Internet
access you may email Janet at janet.bugay@kearneypublic.org to inquire about your balance or check the website at www.wordwareinc.com
(call to get your Family ID # and your Pin #). You may follow the
“Monthly Payment Schedule” provided to all families at the beginning of
each school year. 4) The Bearcat Diner utilizes an Automated Calling
System that calls weekly notifying you if your account balance is
getting low or is in the negative.
If you have a change in address, phone number or
family status, please notify our office so we can keep our records
current. To notify our office please call 698-8158. Thank you for participating in the school food service program!
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ONALASKA, Wis. – Here’s a scenario: You’re an Onalaska parent,
and you give your high school student, Junior, $2 per day to buy lunch in the a
la carte line.
You hope he chooses a
balance of nutritious foods, but you have no way of knowing whether he’s blowing
the whole $2 to buy cookies every day.
Next year, if you doubt
Junior’s dining decisions, you need only phone somebody at the school
district’s food service program to get a report of his a la carte purchases,
thanks to a new software program approved Monday night by the Onalaska School
Board.
The ability to generate
such reports is only one advantage for the district, said Sue Black, who runs
the food service program.
TheWordware software program,which already is being used in
Holmen and West Salem, also will make it easier for the district to collect
money and parents to pay money.
With the software, each
family will have one account to cover any number of students. Parents deposit
money into the account, and the students are each assigned a four-digit code
they punch in when they get food at school.
Black said parents can pay
for two weeks worth of lunches at a time or a whole semester, depending on
their preference.
Parents will be notified,
probably by mail at first, when it’s time to put more money into the account.
Sometime next year, Black said, she hopes to have an automatic telephone
notification system.
The software will mean less
work for school personnel collecting the money and passing out lunch tickets,
Black said.
Black said problems with
students using another student’s code have been rare in other districts, and to
make sure it doesn’t happen, Black plans to have a picture appear on the
terminal that should match the face of the student who punches in the code.
The software will cost
about $18,000, which will be paid for out of a $69,000 surplus in the food
service fund. Superintendent John Burnett told the board that money could not
be used to help with the district’s budget woes in the general fund.
In all, the food service
budget will use $43,000 of that surplus next year, including money for new
lunch-related equipment at the high school and Irving Pertzsch Elementary.
The board also approved a
nickel per meal increase for next year, except for adult lunch prices.
In other business,
n The board approved a
$429,550 capital improvements budget for next year, including $263,000 in
spending given immediate approval. The other roughly $166,000 in spending must
wait until at least October, at which time enrollment figures will be in and
the district will have a better handle on its final budget.
The board approved
establishment of an American Sign Language club at the high school next year.
The Cornell School District incorporated The Lunch
Cashier System software by Wordware, Inc. for keeping track of the lunch
program. The Cornell School District is excited to launch phase one of
the new nutrition software. The nutrition department has updated their
systems to LCS1000 Mayflower by Wordware Inc.
LCS1000
Mayflower is a comprehensive, integrated food service management solution for
K-12 School Districts. It provides all of the tools required to run a smooth
and efficient food service operation. LCS1000 Mayflower is a suite of
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It may
take a few weeks for everything to get up and running smoothly so we ask that
students and parents are patient during this transition process. We are
confident the new software will benefit the department and satisfy our customer
needs and expectations.
What’s New?
The point
of sale system has been implemented and features touch screen point of sale
monitors that can display the students’ picture as the lunch card is scanned.
This will allow for accurate identification of the customer.
The
biggest change will be in how parents pay for lunches. Currently when parents
deposit lunch money they then have to select where they want those credits to
go between breakfast, lunch, or cash. At times this system has caused confusion
for parents and they have accidently deposited money to the wrong option. With
the new system, all money will be deposited into one account .
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When
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into one account. This cash account will fund all lunch, breakfast or a la
carte purchases. Parent username and passwords for Lunch Cashier System will not change.
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Particularly if there are multiple students in the same household (another
benefit of a family based solution).
Wordware’s
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onlooker while allowing the cafeteria staff to process the proper meal
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Because
Wordware is web based and server based our networked LCS1000 keeps lines
running fast regardless of internet speeds. Plus if the internet is down any
data captured on the LCS1000 syncs to the cloud back up as soon as the
connection is re-established. No data is lost.
Wordware
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critical information staff and administration needs. Cash reporting …
balances … student and family activity … meal detail etc. Just to name a few.
This system allows parents to do payment for the entire
family through one student. Wordare, Inc. provides e-Funds For Schools to allow
families to choose a couple of different online payment options for student
lunch accounts. Parents may choose to have payments automatically withdrawn
electronically from your checking account or charged to your credit card. There
is a convenience fee for using this program.
The Lunch Cashier System allows the Schools' food service department to manage
the application process and establish student accounts accordingly in
compliance with federal regulations also Students from families whose income is
below designated levels and foster children are eligible for free meals or
meals at a reduced rate using this system.
To determine if a family qualifies, the family must complete
an application. One application per family is necessary and may be completed
any time during the year. If a family participated in this program in the past,
a new application must be completed each year.
Public Schools are now able to take advantage of this
low-cost and reliable communications system to alert our families
electronically of balances in their family meal accounts. Also you can access
your current account information online – anytime. Wordware partner with Efunds,
Convenient Payments, EduTrak Software, FEEZEEFor Schools accepts payments at any time for unlimited school services
from multiple payment platforms. The convenience and flexibility of e-Funds For Schools will
help to eliminate last minute check writing hassles and improve efficiencies
with your student lunch account. Plus, you will no longer need to worry
that your children could lose or forget the money intended for deposit in the
school lunch program. With eFunds you are in full
control of your account and can make a payment at any time that is convenient
for you. No payments will be allowed without your knowledge and
authorization through this secure payment system. By providing your home
and/or work email address, an email notification informing you of the student’s
name, purpose of the payment, and the amount of payment will be sent to you
each time that a payment is to be processed.
This is the only and only family concept based system for you school cafeteria.
Credit: Courtesy of Saint Paul Public Schools Nutrition Services
Credit: Courtesy of Saint Paul Public Schools Nutrition Services
