2. Tilwanja Lucas, Child Nutrition Director Onslow County Schools Jacksonville, NC Menu Planning

3. Onslow County Schools Child Nutrition Overview  26,267 Students  38 sites  21 Elementary Schools  1 Early Childhood Center  8 Middle Schools  7 High Schools  1 Learning Center  42.70 % Free and Reduced  17,071 ME daily (SBP, NSLP, ASSP)  18.52 MPLH

4. What would you like to see for Breakfast? Students all grade levels Staff Administrators

5. School Breakfast Meal Pattern

6. What is our competition? Local Breakfast combos- $1.00 menus $1.90 sandwich and coffee That stuff is fatty!

7. What can we offer comparably?

8. October Breakfast Menus November 2013November 2014

9. Our cycle menu

10. Lunch Meal Pattern

11. Consider off site competition  What are students eating in town?  What are the demographics in your town?  How can you offer what they like and still meet the meal pattern?

12. Considerations Price  USDA Commodities  Current Plate costs  Operating balance  Participation by status Availability  Can you process this to bring down costs?  Are staff trained to prepare from scratch  How often can you afford to offer?  Will the usage warrant bringing in to distributor?

13. Plan a cycle menu  Exhaust old product first  Create new fun names  Offer recipe challenge for staff or students, even teachers

14. CYCLE MEAL PATTERN  Use vegetable Subgroups by day to ensure compliance  Plan based on favorites-  Sandwich of the day (chicken filet, burgers, Sloppy Joe)  Tastes of the border ( tacos, chicken fajitas)  Oodles of noodles (Yakisoba, Spaghetti, Beef-aroni)  Fish Fridays (Fish Sandwich, Fish Taco, Fish Fry basket)  Meatless Monday (Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Mac & Cheese, Cheese Breadsticks / Marinara)  South Eastern Carolina (Red hot dog, BBQ Pork, Roasted Chicken  Faithful Friends- Pizza & Chicken Nuggets, Pork Chop sandwich

15. I know what they want, now what? Plan your work; WORK YOUR PLAN

18. Lunch Menus 2013 and 2014

19. Food is only healthy when it is eaten… Give them what they like, don’t make it hard to feed hungry children.