Did you know that we have several initiatives in place to support the health and wellbeing of our students? It's important to us, so we take many steps to provide healthy choices for them. Below you can learn about some of our efforts, as well as ways you can stay informed.
FOOD SERVICES & THE B.U.S.D. WELLNESS COMMITTEE
We are a part of the District Wellness Committee, which desires to provide a comprehensive program that promotes healthy eating and physical activity for students. We meet regularly to reinforce wellness regulations and explore new initiatives.
More information coming soon...
COMMUNICATIONS
Wellness Wise
Wellness Wise is a monthly newsletter that contains nutritional tips for elementary school parents/guardians. It available in the front office and/or cafeteria at your child's school. You can also download a copy from this website by clicking the link below. Each newsletter provides clear and concise communication about our wellness approach for our students. January's focus is "Being a Healthy Role Model for Children."
We also promote well-balanced eating by highlighting a fruit and vegetable every month. You can find fun facts about the featured fruit and vegetable on our monthly menus.
Treat Yourself Right
Treat Yourself Right (TYR) is an nutrition awareness program for middle and high school students to promote healthy lifestyles. The messaging provides fun facts on exercise and food items.
Beginning soon, the TYR logo will be used on our monthly menus as an identifier to highlight the healthiest choices. We provide each our of cafeterias with a monthly library of healthy living tips to encourage students to adopt and maintain a fit lifestyle (see the link above). TYR is an attitude - it is a program for creating and maintaining students' interest in healthy eating, a message that will benefit them within and outside of the cafeteria. For parents/guardians, TYR offers reassurance that their child is being motivated to choose healthier options.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Coming soon! - You will be able to download nutrition facts on all of our main entree items.
Our hot sandwiches are now served on a whole grain bun!
Our elementary school pizzas are Tony's "SMART" pizzas - 25% lower in fat with whole grain crust!
Our hot dogs, corn dogs, and breakfast sausage are now 100% turkey meat. Items made with pork are noted with asterisks (*) on our elementary school menus.
Everyday, your children may choose from our self-serve fruit & vegetable bar featuring local produce! We offer fresh Washington apples, California oranges, Arizona baby carrots, and dried fruit & almond mix.
STATE & FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAM NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
The BUSD Food Service program exceeds the expectations of the California Dept. of Education and follows all nutritional guidelines above what is required. For more resources and information related to child nutrition, nutrition education, food distribution programs, etc., you can visit their website.