Waterford High School Food Service
It has been proven that students need good nutrition to feed their minds and bodies, which enables them to learn while in school. Our goal is to provide high quality, safe, and healthy meals to every Waterford student while providing the best customer service possible.
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Spring 2012

New USDA Nutrition Standards

The USDA has just released new Nutrition Standards for School Breakfast and Lunch programs that begin taking effect next school year.  The new standards are designed to meet recommended quantities for 24 key nutrients based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  As in the past, school meals need to meet specific menu planning requirements as well as nutrition standards that are measured by the foods students eat on a weekly basis. 

In the regulations for next year, major changes have been made to increase the amounts of fruits and vegetables served each day to specify quantities that must be served of dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, legumes and leafy salad greens.  Milk served must be skim or 1%, and at least half of the grains served must be whole grain rich.  Beginning in July of 2014, all grains must be whole grain rich.   Nutrient standards now will specify nutrients based on three age groups (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grades). 

Your food service program has already been working on moving toward these new standards, by offering our Fruit and Vegetable Bars, Harvest of the Month featured items and serving whole grains when available.  We have introduced many new recipes made from scratch to incorporate legumes and a variety of vegetables.  We already serve skim and 1% milk, and use low sodium products which will help us meet the new requirements. 

You will continue to see changes to our menus as we implement the new standards.  As always, we are committed to providing you the highest quality and most nutritious meal for the best value possible, and we appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your family.  

More Made from Scratch Recipes

We will be adding more new entrees, salads and sandwiches made from scratch on our On Display Station.  Offering a variety of choices ensures students will find an entree that they will enjoy, and allow us to introduce new recipes to those who like trying new things.   New recipes like Italian Stromboli and Chicken Divan are made with whole ingredients instead of processed food items.  We understand that changing students eating habits cannot happen overnight, but we feel it is our responsibility to expose our customers to a healthier menu, and encourage them to try new things.

The menu page has some information on new recipes so you are aware of what the items contain.

 

Farm to School Program Expanded

Waterford students will see more farm fresh fruits and vegetables this year.  We have partnered with Catalano Produce to expand our Farm to School program.

We have identified 17 Wisconsin Grown Fruits and Vegetables that will be sourced through local farms and delivered to each school during their growing season.  Students will be able to identify the name of the farm and learn where it is coming from.

Taher recognizes that students need to eat healthier, and believe a balanced meal is one of the best ways to make that happen.  You still will see the foods that students love on our menus, like Chicken Nuggets and Pizza, but we also encourage them to eat a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to complete their meal.  Each day they have three vegetables and two Fruits to choose from on the Fruit and Vegetable Bar, and when we can offer foods so fresh and inviting as the Farm to School program provides, it makes it easier convince them to try new things.  It also helps out our local farmers which we are proud to do.