All you ever wanted to know about Onslow County School’s Child Nutrition Program !!!

1. All you ever wanted to know about Onslow County School’s Child Nutrition Program !!!

2. Parents, Guardians and Students 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.

3. Onslow County School Meals Restrictive in : • Fat • Sodium • Sugar Our meal selections encourage consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and calcium rich foods.

4. What do we Provide? • Nutritious breakfast and lunch daily • Online analyzed menus • Value- low cost, convenience • Variety of options for Entrée’s and Fruits and Vegetables.

5. What We Provide… Continued • 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!

6. Free & Reduced Meal Benefit Applications • You may obtain an application from: 1) OCS Child Nutrition office @ 200 Broadhurst Rd. Jacksonville 2) 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.

7. 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

8. Free & Reduced Meal Benefit Applications continued: Important information needed on application: 1) Address & Phone # 2) Signature of the head of Household 3) Social Security # UNLESS none is available or application is for a foster child 4) 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

9. OCS Child Nutrition’s Budget: • 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

10. Money Collections: • How can you pay for your students purchases? 1) School Dining Staff Manager 2) Onslow County Schools Central Office 3) Online www.lunchprepay.com

11. 2010-2011 Meal Prices: 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.

12. 2010-2011 Meal Prices: Lunch all levels= $1.75 A 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.

13. Al a carte menu options 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 baked • Our drink choices are all 100% Fruit Juice or Water

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

15. Middle al a carte options: • 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

16. Middle al a carte options cont. • 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

17. High al a carte options: • 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

18. High al a carte options cont. • 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

19. We value our students !!!!! • 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.

20. How Can You Contact Us??? 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

21. Thank You for taking the time to view this presentation. We look forward to serving you and your child in one of our 36 Dining Rooms through out Onslow County Schools!