Twin Rivers USD Nutrition Services

Due to the high wind warning now in effect until 8am this morning Nutrition Services will not be having a morning meal service at school. Nutrition Service will be serving two-day meal kits from 11:30m-12:30 pm today only. No 7:30am-8:00am service.

The Orchard Elementary Food Scrap Drop Off will be CLOSED tomorrow Wednesday, 27th due to predicted showers and high winds. The site will resume next Wednesday, February 3rd from 11:30-12:30 PM and will continue every Wednesday until February 17th. Don’t forget that your name will be entered into a $100 grocery store gift card raffle every time you drop off food scraps! Students can also sign up to pick-up their Micro-Composter using the link below. Sign-up for a Micro-Compo...ster here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TR-MicroCompostKit For questions, please contact Katie Smet, Program Manager at Breathe California Sacramento Region, at [email protected]

Embrace the energy of a New Year and build healthy habits for your Family. Set SMART Goals for the Brain, Body, and in the Kitchen with January’s Family Newsletter. Be sure to check out the Family Activity Calendar link for fun ways to get active!

Foods not being consumed before they spoil account for 2/3 of all household food waste. Check out the picture to learn how to shop smart with a shopping list!

Our new Food Scrap Drop Off site at Orchard Elementary collected 61 POUNDS of food waste on Wednesday that will be turned into compost at the Truitt Park Community Garden. Keep bringing your food scraps to Orchard Elementary between 11:30-12:30 pm every Wednesday until February 10th! Did you know that every time you drop off food scraps, your name will also be entered into a raffle for a $100 grocery store gift card? How does it work? ... 1. Fill a paper or plastic bag with food scraps. 2. We empty it into our food waste barrel 3. You enter your name into our $100 grocery store gift card raffle. 4. We bring the food waste to a local community garden to be turned into compost. What can you bring? 1. Fruit and vegetable scraps 2. Coffee ground and filters (no k-cups, please!) 3. Loose tea leaves and bags 4. Dead house plants

**IMPORTANT - Change in Morning Meal Service Time** Due to safety concerns for our staff & rolling back the clocks Sunday Nov. 1st, starting Monday, November 2nd, our morning meal service time will be shortened to 7:30am - 8:00am. Our School Meals 2 Go program will continue to offer two meal service times. Monday - Friday 7:30am - 8:00am & 11:30am - 12:30pm.... School Meals 2 Go will continue to be offered at all current school sites throughout the district until distance learning ends. We ask families to visit only one meal service time and site per day. Only one meal kit per child, per day. School Meals 2 Go is available to all children and teens 18 years and younger and includes the following meals, Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper. Meals cannot be consumed on-site and social distancing protocols must be followed at all times. For more information please visit: https://bit.ly/TRNSschoolmeals2go

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Celebrity Nutrition Challenge! During National School Lunch Week. #NSLW20 We really enjoyed seeing all of your submissions. Below are just a handful of those. Great job everyone! Everyone who submitted an entry for the Celebrity Nutrition Challenge can redeem their Fun Prize Pak tomorrow October 20th at the school site they chose while submitting their photos. Congratulations to everyone who found a golden ticket and received your Fun Prize Pak! We hope everyone had fun rolling out the red carpet for NSLW 2020 with us.

National School Lunch Week 2020, October 12th-16th #NSLW20 This year we are ready to ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET to Celebrate School Meals! Look in your Lunch Kit each day during NSLW for a golden ticket. If you find one, bring it back the next day for a FUN PRIZE PAK. ... Take the Celebrity Nutrition Challenge http://bit.ly/CNCnslw2020 Snap a photo of your work and submit here for a code to receive a FUN PRIZE PAK. https://bit.ly/trNSLW20 For NSLW coloring sheets, activities, and more visit our website - https://bit.ly/trnsNSLW

It takes a community to feed a community & that’s been especially true this year. For National #FarmtoSchool Month, we’re celebrating the people that make eating happen farmers, school nutrition professionals, educators & more. Join us at www.farmtoschool.org/month #F2SMonth Click here for Fun Farm to School coloring pages. https://bit.ly/30so6tv

September 30, 2020 is World School Milk Day, a day that brings schools and organizations around the world together to celebrate the health benefits of school milk programs and the vital role they play in nourishing children. Milk is a cornerstone of school meal programs, which play a critical role in nourishing children. Milk and dairy foods have a unique nutrient structure, providing macronutrientscarbohydrates, protein, and fatand micronutrients- calcium, phosphorus, pot...assium, and moreto support optimal health. We invite all children and families to fuel their bodies and minds by drinking milk and upcycling their empty milk cartons to create something new. Share with us your creation on Facebook HealthyEating.Org and visit www.HealthyEating.org to learn more. For a fun World Milk Day activity, click here. http://bit.ly/WMD2020activity

Missing school can lead to long-term academic struggle. Over 50% of California kindergartners have experienced tooth decay and by 3rd grade this number rises to over 70%. About 186,000 children miss at least one day of school due to dental related issues each year. You can prevent cavities and promote success at school by following these 3 tips!

This has been our most successful week yet having served nearly 150,000 meals! Together we can keep making that number grow! Our School Meals 2 Go program is offered free of charge to all children and teens 18 years and younger. Here is a list of 10 reasons why families with children 18 years and younger would benefit from our School Meals 2 Go program.

Health and nutrition shouldn’t take a break over the weekends, which is why we are expanding our Curbside School Meals 2 Go Program to provide weekend meals starting this Friday, September 18th! Every Friday, meal distribution will be increased to include two additional days of food at no charge for each child under the age of 18.

Due to ongoing wildfires and unhealthy air quality conditions, we will be cutting our afternoon service short by 30 minutes. Until conditions improve: Our afternoon service will be from 11:30am - 12:30pm.... Mobile Meal Bus routes will remain the same: 11:30am - 1:00pm.

Due to ongoing air quality conditions, we will be cutting our afternoon service short by 30 minutes today September 9th, our afternoon service will be from 11:30am - 12:30pm.

What’s in your meal bag? Starting tomorrow September 8th, 2020 every meal kit will now include a FREE supper with your breakfast and lunch!