Welcome to Child Nutrition
Welcome to the Child Nutrition Department of the Sunflower County Consolidated School District. The Child Nutrition Department is committed to providing high-quality, nutritious meals for our students, faculty, and staff. We offer a variety of healthy choices to fuel students’ bodies and refresh their minds. Well-nourished students have higher test scores, increased school attendance, improved concentration, and improved classroom behavior. Students who are physically fit sleep better and can handle the physical and emotional challenges they encounter during the day. We are committed to providing healthy, fresh, delicious meals in a safe and clean environment.
Sunflower County Consolidated Schools' Food Service operations are administered through the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program.
The School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program are federal programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Mississippi Department of Education, and the local School Board. Comprehensive regulations are placed on the department in all areas, particularly the nutritional content of all foods available to students on each school campus. The goal of our department is to ensure our students receive the best health experience possible so they can continue to be #TheException!
All foods served at our schools meet state and federal nutritional requirements based on the United States Department of Agriculture USDA Dietary Guidelines. Our Child Nutrition Department strives to ensure hearty and healthy meals for our students each school day. Join us for breakfast and lunch. Our current menus are available near the bottom of the page. We welcome your helpful suggestions.
- Barriers to Food and Nutrition Programs
- Civil Rights Regulations
- Contact Information
- Documents & Menus
- Enrolled Sites and Camps
- Healthy Snack Calculator
- Offer Versus Serve (OVS)
- USDA's Nutrition Standards Guidelines
- USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
Barriers to Food and Nutrition Programs
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this intuition is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a complaint alleging discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filling_cust.html, or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
CONTACT INFORMATION
404 Jefferson Street
Indianola, MS 38751
Office Phone: 662-884-1261
Eric Ball
Child Nutrition Director
Phone: 662-207-3652
Natashia Lewis, RD, LD
Child Nutrition Assistant Director
Phone: 662-207-4523
SCCSD News Release: Enrolled Sites and Camps
Healthy Snack Calculator
Is Your Snack a Smart Snack?
Use this Smart Snacks Product Calculator, developed by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, to take the guesswork out of nutrition guidelines! Simply enter the product information for the item, answer a few questions, and determine whether your item meets the new USDA Smart Snacks in School Guidelines.
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Offer Versus Serve (OVS)
Special Diets and Allergies
Special Diet Requirements
Regulations permit substitutions for children with special needs. A statement from a physician supporting a student’s condition and prescribed substitution must be submitted to the Child Nutrition Department as soon as diagnosed.
A medical statement for milk allergies is required for each school year.
For non-disabled individuals, the supporting medical statement must include the following:
1. Identification of the medical or other dietary need which restricts the child’s diet.
2. The food or foods to be omitted from the child’s diet and the food or choice of foods to be substituted.
3. Signature of a licensed medical authority.
• Medical Statement for Special Diets
• Medical Statement for Special Diets with Food Restrictions
Generally, students with food allergies or intolerances do not have a disability as defined under 7 CFR 15b.3 of USDA’s nondiscrimination regulations, and school food authorities may, but are not required to, make substitutions for them. However, when in the licensed physician’s assessment, food allergies may result in severe, life-threatening(anaphylactic) reactions, the child’s condition would meet the definition of “disability,” and the substitutions prescribed by the licensed physician must be made.
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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/
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:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Sunflower County Consolidated Schools
404 Jefferson Street | Indianola, MS | 38751
USDA's Nutrition Standards Guidelines
In the Office of Child Nutrition, part of our goal is to foster happy, healthy and successful children by providing them with the right fuel they need for growing, learning and developing. This is accomplished by offering our children Nutrition Education resources along with nutrient-rich foods and beverages that follow USDA’s Nutrition Standards Guidelines. When children fill up on proper high quality nutrition, their bodies and brains will naturally have less room for empty calorie foods that offer them no nutritional value (i.e. soft drinks, chips, candy, desserts etc.).
Selecting foods that are beneficial to our everyday health can assist in the reduction of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. Healthy eating habits coupled with daily physical activity can lead to a lifetime of good health and well-being. Learning about healthy eating habits can occur in: classrooms, school cafeterias, libraries, health fairs and home environments.
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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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/
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:Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 2015
For all other FNS nutrition assistance programs, State or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:
Los demás programas de asistencia nutricional del FNS, las agencias estatales y locales, y sus beneficiarios secundarios, deben publicar el siguiente Aviso de No Discriminación:
De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA.
Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas.
Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) que está disponible en línea en: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Spanish_Form_508_Compliant_6_8_12_0.pdf. y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632-9992. Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al USDA por:
(1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; o
(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.
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