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Child Nutrition

Healthy eating is an important life skill.

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Evergreen School District's Child Nutrition Services staff works diligently to provide students a variety of diverse and appealing foods. We know and understand that providing children with nutritious and well-balanced meals helps children grow, develop, and do well in school. Our department is proud to build partnerships to support learning and to promote healthy habits for lifelong nutrition.

 

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Child Nutrition Services’ goal is to provide students a fairly priced, well-balanced, and satisfying meal meeting current state and federal nutrition guidelines.

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Approximate number of nutritious  and well-balanced lunches served daily with a menu emphasizing the United States Dietary Guidelines that include lowering dietary levels of fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar.

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ESD nutrition professionals  cook, assemble, and deliver food daily to 13 elementary and 3 middle schools. All staff have rigorous training in food safety and are Certified Food Safety Managers.

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Delicious and healthy food groups:  fruits, vegetable, grains, protein, and dairy are offered for breakfast and lunch. We know and understand nutritious and well-balanced meals help children grow, develop, and do well in school.

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Proud to be one of 99% of U.S. school districts meeting USDA's healthier meals standards. We strive to promote student health by not only providing nourishment, but in educating them with the necessary skills needed to make healthy choices now and throughout life.

 

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Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: www.usda.gov, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250 - 9410;
  2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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