Child Nutrition Center

South Seneca Central Schools

Thank You for visiting our

Website designed to

Bring interesting facts and ideas about bringing

Child nutrition to the entire community.

We have links to various sites and knowledge centers that will

Inform and entertain you.

There will be an interesting recipe of the month posted along with

Information about new meals and ideas our food service team has put

Together for the entire community, students, faculty and Staff.

Word of the Month

Roux

A thickening agent made by cooking

Equal parts of flour

And fat

Our goal is to enrich the diets of students to include more whole grains,

Low fat snacks and milk products by offering brown rice, whole wheat pizza

Crust and reduced fat ice cream products along with 2% milk.

Through B.O.C.E.S, Our food service director Deb Bush,

USDA’s partners in promoting fruits and vegetables and your cafeteria

Managers Kathy Bishop and Jeff Wells we are focusing on taking the lead

And offering fresher, colorful, locally grown fruits and vegetables.

We are also starting a new healthy choices awards program in the cafeteria starting in January and every month following.

There will be a certificate awarded and a healthy choice snack set up for an afternoon Of their choice to the class that in our opinion made the best selections for lunch that month, (as far as selecting more varieties of vegetables, grains and low fat milk products, with their purchased meal).

 

 

 

 

Recipe of the Month

Critter Munch

Animal Cracker Cookies

9 cups

Dried Cherries

8 cups

Goldfish Crackers

6 cups

Gently mix all ingredients together

1’4 cup per serving

Yields 100 servings

 

 

 

Contact Information: Deb Bush, Food Service Specialist

Phone: 607-869-9636

Extension: 1306/Middle/High School, Kathy Bishop, Cook Manager

Extension: 3356/Elementary School, Jeff Wells, Cook Manager

dbush@southseneca.k12.ny.us

kbishop@southseneca.k12.ny.us

jwells@southseneca.k12.ny.us

Other Links:

www.mypyramid.gov

www.nyapplecountry.com

www.healthinschools.org