Transcript Southwest Region Training: Menu Planning

SAPULPA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CHILD NUTRITION SERVICES
Located just Southwest of Tulsa, OK in Creek County
Free/Reduced – 68%
Enrollment – 4068
4 Elementary Schools, 1 Middle School, 1 Junior/Senior High
Staffing – 42 cafeteria workers, 1 warehouse, 1 Director
Menus Drive Everything!
• Budget
• Food Cost
• Labor Cost
• Participation
KISS Principal
Keep
It
Simple
Stupid
What works for me?
A 6 week lunch menus
cycle which is actually two
smaller cycles made up of a 3
week cycle for entrees and 2
week cycle for fruits and
vegetables.
Breakfast is currently a 3
week cycle
Options
Even elementary students
want a choice in what they
select for breakfast and lunch
Tricks I’ve Learned
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Start with the Elementary
Menus and build from there.
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Offer all Fruits/Vegetables in
½ cup servings
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Offer a Tossed Salad daily
Tricks I’ve Learned
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Offer vegetables with dip daily
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Steal from your neighbors
Offer a fruit and juice daily
Make Friday the day to use up
all of your leftover fruits and
vegetables