Child Nutrition
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- Meeting federal, state, and local program requirements
- Mastering necessary skills and attaining knowledge through customized training and workshops
- Implementing and maintaining sound financial practices and cost effective programs
- Staying up-to-date on the latest news, developments, and legislation related to and affecting Child Nutrition programs
- Incorporating methods to make meals appealing to students
- Providing quality services and meals to schools, students, and families
Please learn more about services available by browsing our Child Nutrition web pages, and feel free to contact our office with questions or to obtain additional information. We look forward to serving you, your schools, and your students!
Services Provided
Commodity Processing Co-op
- Helping stretch food dollars by lowering costs
- Increasing food safety by eliminating handling of raw products
- Effectively reducing labor costs and cash outlays for complex food preparation
- Facilitating the reduction of storage and delivery costs
- The convenience of Bulk USDA Foods delivered directly from USDA vendors to the processors of their choice
At least 70 products are reprocessed. Products that are most often reprocessed are:
Basic USDA Foods (commodities) |
Processed End Products (processed into) |
Pork | Cooked crumbles, shredded pork |
Beef | Charbroiled patties, crumbles, meatballs |
Eggs | Egg patties, breakfast burritos |
Chicken | Fajita strips, breast strips, nuggets, patties |
Turkey | Turkey ham, breast deli slices, turkey crumbles |
Flour, mozzarella, tomato paste | Pizza |
Tomatoes | Salsa, marinara sauce, meat sauce, ketchup |
Potatoes | Oven roasted, dehydrated potatoes |
Apples | Fresh Slices, apple sauce |
Announcements/Resources
Congratulations to our two East Texas Silver Award winners of the Turnip the Beet Awards – Frankston ISD and Longview ISD!!! |
Summer 2023 Non-Congregate Feeding Pilot Program (squaremeals.org) |
List of eligible CE's for non-congregate feeding |
USDA Claim Estimator |
If we run SSO as an open feeding site can we use the traditional(SFSP Meal Count Sheets?) | Yes, you can use the SFSP Meal Count Sheets as a meal count roster for the SSO. That is allowable. |
Applying for SSO | Please apply for SSO via TX-UNPS(you do not need to apply for the SFSP program). Please email us if you have additional questions. We can help you complete the SSO site application. |
Running SSO for SFSP do we need to operate a full 30 days, or we can do Mon-Thurs starting June 5-June 30? | ARM, Section 11, Page 12, CE's mandate to operate a summer program must operate the program for at least 30 calendar days during the summer recess. For example: a CE provides meals 4 days a week from June 1 through June 30. June 1- June 30 meets the 30-calendar day requirement even though the CE only serves meals four days per week. |
Can I bring our Food Service Director to Mega Con? She is not a District Employee | Only district employees are allowed to attend MegaCon. No FSMC's, consultants, or vendors. |
P-EBT Announcement
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program will not be continuing for School Year 2022-2023, nor for Summer 2023. The Texas Department of Agriculture thanks you for your support and assistance as Texas was successful in providing benefits to millions of children during the public health emergency.
Please ensure that you complete all P-EBT eligibility verification forms for Summer 2022. The discontinuation of the P-EBT program for School Year 2022-2023 and Summer 2023 does not impact Summer 2022. All verification forms for Summer 2022 must be completed and returned to Texas Health and Human Services. |
» TXUNPS
» USDA CN Labeling (Authorized Manufacturers and Labels)
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Food Service TrainingNET Health:
ServSafe:
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ESC Calendar-Closure Dates
Upcoming Events/Workshops
Date | Event/Workshop | Workshop |
6/5/2023 |
Manager Academy-Part 4
Link to Schedule
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269711 |
6/14/2023 | CACFP Live: The GOLDEN Gir...Rules of Budget & Procurement in the CACFP | 257459 |
7/17-18/2023 | Lead to Succeed: The Communication and Leadership Series | 271825 |
7/24/2023 | CACFP Application Renewal Open Lab | 263953 |
8/1-2/2023 |
Child Nutrition Summer Workshop
Link to Full Schedule
Link to Room Map
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8/9/2023 | CACFP Live: Take the CACFP AR from Mission Impossible to POSSIBLE! | 257460 |
2022-23 Cycle Menu Toolkit
2022-23 Cycle Menu Toolkit- Menus, Recipes, Food Production Records
About Us
Genny D'Souza
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Geri Barrett
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Valencia Watson
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Tracie Vineyard
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Lana Anderson
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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: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
[email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.