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MHS offers breakfast program
Mustang’s Child Nutrition Department now offers breakfast at Mustang High School. Tammy Bales, Mustang Schools’ child nutrition director, said between 40 and 50 students take advantage of the opportunity each day. She’s hoping to see that number grow.
The cafeteria provides different breakfasts daily including choices like French toast sticks, breakfast sandwiches, cereal and more. Students can purchase breakfast using their student lunch accounts.
Bales said the new cafeteria breakfast is also part of the free and reduced meal program.
“Any students who are approved for free or reduced meals should take advantage of the opportunity,” she said. “If you’re not qualified for free and reduced meals, breakfast is only $1.30. It’s more affordable than breakfast you could purchase anywhere else, and it’s a balanced meal with all the components, including fruit or fruit juice and milk.”
Ala cart breakfast items like muffins are still offered in the Commons. Ala Cart items are not part of the free and reduced lunch program. |
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Cafeteria workers
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If you are interested in becoming part of the Child Nutrition Department's team, print out a support application and Consumer Release Authorization form, fill out and mail to Mustang Schools, 906 S. Heights Dr., Mustang, OK 73064 Attn: Tammy Bales, Child Nutrition. Substitutes working less than four hours per day earn $22.50 per day- Subs working four hours and up earn $45. Short hour employees earn $7.96 per hour.
In an effort to make sure all new employees are in a position where they are happy and successful, Bales hires most new employees as substitutes and then has them work different positions to find the right person for each job.
The Child Nutrition Office opens on Aug. 6 for the 2009-2010 school year. Anyone with questions can call 376-7317.
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MyNutriKids.com
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Not receiving a low balance alert for MyNutriKids? Click here for help!
Are you receiving a low balance alert and would like to turn it off for the summer? Go to your account, then to Profile and choose Disable. Dont' forget to turn it back on when school starts!
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Haven't signed up with MyNutriKids.com?
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Setting up an account is free, and allows parents to view what their kids are spending their lunch money on. If you choose to make a payment through the online program, it will cost you a $1.75 convenience fee for each deposit transaction. Placing money into multiple meal accounts at one time is assessed as one deposit transaction.
You will need your child's I.D.# in order to set up an account. This # is on your child's report card, and is their library #. This same I.D.# will be your child's # as long as they attend Mustang schools, so it's good to learn it.
Have questions? Call us at 376-7317. The Child Nutrition Office will be open on Aug. 6 for the 2009-2010 school year.
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| Would you like more information on healthy recipes, coloring sheets and more for kids this summer? Go to this site by the USDA. |
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English Application
Spanish Application
Vietnamese Application
More than 20 percent of Mustang Public Schools' families qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program. Even parents who believe they will not qualify are encouraged to apply for this much needed program. Applying for the program is confidential.
Applications for Free/Reduced meals for the 2009-2010 school year ARE AVAILABLE. Families MUST fill out new applications each year (only ONE per family please). Mail the completed application to:
Mustang Public Schools
906 S. Heights Drive
Mustang, OK 73064
Attn: Tammy Bales, Child Nutrition Director
Until you receive a letter back from us stating you qualified for free or reduced status, you will need to provide lunch money for your child. If you need an application in a different language, please call us at 376-7317. Thanks! |
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Foodservice earns outstanding record
Even though foodservice staff may prepare more than 4,500 servings of the menu’s main dish every day, inspectors from the Oklahoma State Department of Health have declared Mustang’s cafeterias to have an outstanding record. Comments from reports by the Oklahoma State Department of Health inspector’s reports include “Outstanding,” and “Very clean establishment.”
Child Nutrition Director Tammy Bales agrees.
“Their kitchens are so clean,” she said. “Honestly, you could eat off the floor. They fix their foods and immediately start cleaning. They have a great routine.”
Menus and Nutrition
Menus are carefully analyzed to ensure that meals served provide all the necessary vitamins, calcium, iron and protein to meet state guidelines.
"We also work diligently to ensure our meals provide adequate calories and are low in fat and saturated fat," Bales said.
In recipes for breads and cakes, Mustang Public School’s kitchens replace half the shortening with applesauce, effectively cutting half the calories from fat without compromising the taste or quality of the product. Several years ago, the Child Nutrition Department removed deep-fat fryers from the kitchens in favor of baking. All foods served have nutritional value and high-fat and sugar options have been replaced with healthier alternatives. Fat-free chocolate milk has replaced whole chocolate milk and sugary sodas have been removed in favor of diet options and juices. All the changes garnered Mustang High School recognition as one of the healthiest student bodies in the country by the School Nutrition Association and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in November 2007.
Training and Certification
More than 50 of Mustang's Food Service employees are nationally certified through the School Nutrition Association. To earn their certification, these employees completed 30 hours of training in sanitation, food safety and "healthy edge," a course on healthy cooking and promoting healthy eating.
"We may have the highest number of certified employees in the state," Bales said.
Bales also makes sure training is priority with the district’s 79 food service employees. The department purchased a used CPR mannequin from the Red Cross. Every employee, including substitutes, is trained on the Heimlich maneuver and CPR. Bales is a certified instructor. |
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