Nutrition Information
Healthy Meals = Healthy Kids
Children who eat a nutritious breakfast and lunch every day do better in school and are less distracted.
Our students health and wellness are of utmost importance. We have made many changes to our meal offerings to increase nutrition above State and Federal regulations, as well as increasing taste. It is important to offer foods that students love but don't realize are more healthy for them.
State and Federal regulations mandate nutrition requirements. The goal is to provide at least 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance at lunch and 1/4 of the daily allowance at breakfast for children of the various age groups. The menus are designed to meet 30% or less calories from fat with 10% or less from saturated fat while still maintaining the calorie recommendation for the age group. Protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A and C are also analyzed for the week's average.
Did you know:
- Salad bars are available daily at all schools and contain locally grown items which support local farmers and improves flavor.
- Low fat and non-fat milk choices are offered with every meal.
- Bread items are made from whole wheat (such as Hamburger & Hot Dog buns, sandwich bread, and more.
- Our Central Kitchen Bakery supplies most of our baked items, using whole grains, oats, wheat and bulgur.
- Pizza is Healthy! We use whole wheat crust, add spinach to the sauce to add nutrients, with low-fat meat and cheese. Vegetarian pizza is also offered.
- We serve low-fat lunch meats and hot dogs are made with low-fat chicken.
- Canned fruits are purchased in light (not heavy) syrup or in its own natural juice.
- Salt shakers are not set out and less is used in cooking and preparation.
- Breakfast and Lunch are offered at all schools
- We serve over 7,000 meals per day. That's over 1.2 million meals per year!
- Plus, our Free Summer Meal Program served over 40,000 meals at 12 different sites
- We provide meals for all Corvallis schools, plus Philomath Schools, Zion Lutheran School, Corvallis Boys & Girls Club, STARS, OSU Child Development Center, Good Samaritan School, and other community programs.
- Menus and recipes are analyzed to meet USDA standards with the approved NutriKids software program to ensure meals are balanced for optimum child nutrition.
- We are active members of the District Wellness Committee, Farm to School Program, Fruit & Veggie Promotion, and the Superintendant's Community Sustainability Council.
When your child eats meals at school, you can feel good about the nutrients he or she receives.
Availability - We attempt to make sure
all menu items are available when students go through the line.
However, forecasting efforts to control waste and the fluidity
of student choices may mean that some food items may run out.
This is why we offer a variety of choices.
Every month we highlight a new Pick of the Month fruit or vegetable on our lunch menu. This is decided through the Fruit & Veggie Promotion group, so that area organizations promote local fruits and vegetables in their meal planning while encouraging healthy eating.
If you have any question regarding this program, please feel free to contact the School District Food Service Office at (541) 757-5859.
