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OHS KITCHEN REMODEL 2016
Please click on the following links for bid documents and information about the OHS Kitchen Remodel 2016.
Oregon Dairy Council and Milk Cooler for Coaches Program
Pictured is the OHS Nutrition Services staff with one of the coolers received from the Oregon Dairy Council for OHS athletes.
Oregon Dairy Council - Dairy Fresh Farms, Inc.
This fall the Oregon Dairy Council provided coolers for OHS athletes as a part of their Milk Coolers for Coaches program. Dairy Fresh Farms, Inc., Caldwell, ID donated milk for the athletes.
This fall the Oregon Dairy Council provided milk coolers, free of cost, for Ontario High School athletes as a part of their Milk Coolers for Coaches program. Dairy Fresh Farms, Inc., Caldwell, ID., donated milk for the athletes.
This program sponsored by the Oregon Dairy Council, is an opportunity for our coaches to power up their teams with a delicious, nutritious beverage. Each milk cooler came with a carry cart and will hold 50 cartons of milk. Our football and soccer teams benefited from these and we look forward to using them in all our winter and spring sports.
Thank you to the Oregon Dairy Council and Dairy Fresh Farms for your contribution to supporting OHS athletes.
Delicious French Toast Bar at Cairo Elementary!
CHANGE IN MENU STARTING NOVEMBER 2013
The lunch menu has changed for the Elementary Schools only starting on November 4th.
Tuesday is now PIZZA TUESDAY! It is the only day pizzas will be offered at all of our elementary schools. This means NO PIZZA ON THURSDAYS starting November 4th.
How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need?
How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need?
Are you and/or your children eating enough fruits and vegetables? New breakfast and lunch meal regulations require that all students have available at least 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable per day at lunch and starting with the school year 2014-15 they will need 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable at breakfast.
Almost everyone needs to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Click below and discover how many fruits and vegetables you will need each day.
Are you and/or your children getting the recommended amounts?
Stay tuned for fruit and vegetable inspired recipes that will help increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet.
What Counts as a Cup?
What Counts as a Cup?
New breakfast and lunch requirements centered on fruits and vegetables. What does 1 cup or 1/2 cup really look like?
One cup refers to a common measuring cup (the kind used in recipes). In general, 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables or 100% vegetable juice, or 2 cups of raw leafy greens can be considered as 1 cup from the vegetable group. One cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice, or
CHANGE IN LUNCH MENU STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2013 FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Tuesdays will now be PIZZA TUESDAY starting on November 4th at the elementary schools only. We will no longer be serving pizza on Thursdays at the elementary schools. OHS and OMS LUNCH menus are staying the same.
A corrected Elementary Lunch menu can be viewed by clicking on the menu link.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDENS
Ways parents and community members can support Farm to School and School Gardens
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
Ways parents and community members can support Farm to School and School Gardens-----
Write to or visit your legislators and let them know that you value their investments in Farm to School and School Garden grants, which bring to life their commitment to healthy students and thriving Oregon agriculture. Find your legislators here: www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr.
Talk with your kids about the menu changes and how they support great farmers and food processors in your community. Or, have your student write or draw a picture for their legislator, depicting what Farm to School and School Gardens mean to them.
Cook fruits and vegetables that we are featuring on the menu at home to help your kids become more familiar with them.
If your children are not regular school lunch participants, buy lunch on days when we feature local produce, which sends a message that you support our Farm to School efforts to purchase local foods directly from Oregon producers and processors for school meals.
Volunteer in your school. Help with the school garden program if there is one; help start one if there isn?t. Chaperone school field trips to farms, or help serve or supervise lunch one day per week.
To join the efforts to expand Farm to School and School Garden program funding statewide, please contact farmtoschool@upstreampublichealth.org.