All you ever wanted to know about Onslow

County School’s Child Nutrition Program !!!

Thank you for coming to your students open house today and participating in their educational needs.

Please take a few minutes of your time to watch this informative Power Point filled with information that could benefit your child.

Parents, Guardians and Students

Restrictive in :1. Fat2. Sodium 3. Sugar

Our meal selections encourage consumption of fruits, vegetables,

whole grains, and calcium rich foods.

Onslow County School Meals

Nutritious breakfast and lunch daily Online analyzed menus Value- low cost, convenience Variety of options for Entrée’s and Fruits

and Vegetables.

What do we Provide?

High quality menu choices at each schools dining room.

Great customer service.

Please plan to dine with your child in one of our dining rooms. Let us know, we want to see you!

What We Provide… Continued

You may obtain an application from:1) OCS Child Nutrition office @ 200 Broadhurst Rd. Jacksonville2) Your student’s school main office.

Complete only One application for each household.

It may be returned to the family if corrections need to be made.

Free & Reduced Meal Benefit Applications

What should you do when you complete the application?1) Send it to school with anyone of your children and the teacher will give it to the Dining room manager.2) You may hand deliver it to the school main office or Dining room manager.3) You may mail it to: OCS Child Nutrition Dept. 200 Broadhurst Rd. Jacksonville, 28541

Free & Reduced Meal Benefit Applications

Important information needed on application:1) Address & Phone #2) Signature of the head of Household3) Social Security # UNLESS none is available or application is for a foster child4) All household members should be listed on bottom in income section except for students listed on top.5) Income frequency for all household members with an income must be listed with $$$ amount.

For more info feel free to call 910-478-3470

Free & Reduced Meal Benefit Applications continued:

We are self supporting operation with no financial support from the school district’s budget.

We rely on you and your student’s participation to meet our financial stability.

We encourage all customers to give us feedback on their dining room experience for continuous improvements

OCS Child Nutrition’s Budget:

How can you pay for your students purchases?1) School Dining Staff Manager2) Onslow County Schools Central Office3) Online www.lunchprepay.com

Money Collections:

Paid Breakfast $1.00

A student breakfast includes 4 components: 2 breads and/or protein, a vegetable or fruit, and a milk product. Students may decline one of any of the four components offered.

2010-2011 Meal Prices:

Lunch all levels= $1.75A student lunch includes 5 components from

the following categories: protein/vegetables or fruits/milk and bread.

Students may decline up to two of any of the menu items offered.

2010-2011 Meal Prices:

What al a carte menu items are available for purchase with or without a meal?

Items meet State and Federal regulations for Sugar, fat, and whole grain content.

Our Chip options are all bakedOur drink choices are all 100% Fruit Juice or

Water

Al a carte menu options

Offered Daily: Water Plain 16.9 oz 1.00 Flavored Water 8 oz – 2 flavors 1.00 Sidekicks (2 color swirl), ½ cup fruit – 2 flavors .75 Juice Bars (Whole Fruit) – 3 flavors .50 Fudge Brownie Cookie .50 Crunch mania Crackers .50 Rice Krispy Treat – 2 flavors 1.00 Animal Crackers .50 Graham Crackers (Bug Bites, Scooby Doo) .50 Kids’ Mix .50 Cheeze Its SCRABBLE .50 Potato Chips (Baked or Pretzels)- 3-5 flavors daily .75 6 oz juice .75 *Snack & Sip – 3 flavors *String Cheese

Elementary al a carte options:All items meet State & Federal Nutritional Guidelines.

Offered Daily: *Minute Maid Juices – All Varieties $1.25 *Pint Chocolate Milk $1.25 *Water, Flavored Water – 2 flavors $1.00 *Chex Mix $1.00 *Rice Krispy Treat $1.00 *Animal Crackers $.50 *Cinnamon Grahams $.50 *Snack & Sip – 3 flavors $1.75 *String Cheese $.25 *Nachos w/ Cheese $1.50 *Nabs $.50 *Fudge Brownie Cookie- $.50 *Smoothies, ½ cup fruit – 2 flavors $.75 *Polish Water- $.75 *Juice Bars – 3 flavors- $.50

Middle al a carte options:

Pizza Variety- $1.75 T-Max Quesadilla- Beef Tostado, Pepperoni,

Cheese Mini and Double ‘Burgers-$2.25 Chicken- Sandwiches- $2.50 Pretzel W/cheese- $1.50 Pre-pack Nachos w/ one cheese cup- $1.50 Additional cheese cups- $.50 each Chocolate Chip Cookie – M, W, and F $.50 Sugar Cookie – Tuesdays & Thursday $.50

Middle al a carte optionscont.

Offered Daily Le Bleu Water- $1.25: Minute Maid Juices – All Varieties - $1.25 Switch Juices – 4 flavors- $1.25 V8 Fusion- $1.25 Yoo-Hoo - $1.25 Pint Milk- $1.25 Water, Flavored Water – 2 flavors- $1.00 Grandmas Cookies – 3 flavors- $1.00 Rice Krispy Treat- $1.00 Animal Crackers- $.50 Egg Rolls- $1.75  Double & Mini Burgers- $2.25 Cinnamon Grahams- $.50 Juice Bars- $.50 Pre-pack Nachos w/ 1 cheese cup- $1.50 Additional cheese cups $.50 each 

High al a carte options:

Snack & Sip – 3 flavors- $1.75 String Cheese- $.25 Nabs- $.50 Smoothies, ½ cup fruit- $.75 Polish Water- $.75 Sherbert- $.50 Variety Pizza- $1.75 -Ranchero, Big Daddy’s, Beef Tostados Chicken- Tenders, Popcorn, Chunks, Sandwiches,- $2.50 Sun Chips- $.75 Chez – It- $.75 Pretzels- $.75 Chex Mix Hot &Spicy- $1.00 Chocolate Chip Cookie - M, W and F- $.50 each Sugar Cookie – Tuesday & Thursdays- $.50 each

High al a carte options cont.

Well-balanced breakfasts and lunches are one of the cornerstones to success in the classroom and improving student’s academic performance. Nutritious meals increase learning and academic achievement, improves student attention to academic tasks, reduces visits to the school nurse, and decreases behavioral problems.

We value our students !!!!!

Child Nutrition Central Office Phone #: 910-478-3470

Child Nutrition Address: Child Nutrition Dept.200 Broadhurst Rd. Jacksonville, NC 28541 OCS Website : www.onslow.12.nc.us

How Can You Contact Us???

We look forward to serving you and your child in one of our 36 Dining Rooms through out Onslow County Schools!

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