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Nutrition Services provides high-quality, nutritious and appetizing meals to students.

Director: E-mail: Phone: Fax:

Marilyn Clayton marilyn.claytonjordan.k12.ut.us (801) 567-8760 (801) 567•8768

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Mission

The mission of the Nutrition Services Department is to provide high quality, nutritious and
appetizing meals to students of Jordan School District, in a pleasant environment, at a cost
that is practical to the students and self-sustaining to the department.

NuMenus

Rather than the traditional five component meal, the NuMenus meal pattern is an entree, milk and a side dish or side dishes.

NuMenus is:
An effective method of planning and evaluating the nutritional value of school meals
An important part of the School Meals Initiative (SMI). The School Meals Initiatives
are the new regulations from the United States Department of Agriculture regulating
child nutrition programs. Helping children learn healthy eating habits and helping all of us learn and follow the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans."

Each week the menus for that week will be analyzed and the analysis will be printed on our
W eb page. Meals will be monitored for: Vitamin A, Calcium, Vitamin C, Iron, Protein, Calories, Lower Fat, Lower Saturated Fat.

Nutrition Education

The Nutrition Services Department of Jordan School District encourages nutrition education in the classroom. To assist in this effort, we have copies of the Utah State Office of Education Nutrition Education curriculum as well as the visual aids.

We currently have copies of:
• Responsible Healthy Lifestyles
• Child Care
• K-6
• 7-9 "Personal Health" (Draft edition)
• 10-12 "Consumer Health" (Draft edition)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, fourth edition, 1995
• You, Your Guide to Food, Fitness and Fun!
• Booklets, National Dairy Council, 1995
• Better Breakfast - Better Learning
• Booklets, California Department of Education

Statistics

Lunches Served Annually:

Elementary Middle Schools High Schools Adult Schools in lunch program

4,774,474 1,936,135 1,071792 163,476 85

Breakfasts Served Annually:

Elementary Middle Schools High Schools Schools in breakfast Program

309,495 108,989 134,572 37

If you need information or materials, please contact our office at (801) 567-8760.