Biloxi Schools'
Office of Child Nutrition
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Child Nutrition News:
Junior High Uses Grant to Improve
Nutrition
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As part
of a comprehensive effort to improve student health,
Biloxi Junior High School will become the latest Biloxi
school to install new combination ovens in its kitchens.
Using a Nutrition
Integrity grant from the Mississippi Department of
Education's Office of Child Nutrition, funded by The
Bower Foundation, the school will replace its existing
deep fat fryers with oven steamers. The change, which
will be in place by the Christmas holidays, is made
possible by the Nutrition Integrity grant Biloxi Public
Schools received in May.
The junior high is the
fourth of Biloxi's six public school cafeterias to
install the ovens. Plans for the district's two
remaining schools -- North Bay and Jeff Davis -- are in
the works.
"A combination oven
steamer uses super-heated steam to cook foods with less
fat, saturated fat and trans fat," said Dixie
Eleuterius, Child Nutrition director at Biloxi Public
Schools. "Since school meals are such an important way
to ensure that our children are fit, healthy, and ready
to succeed, we want the foods we serve to be as
nutritious and appealing as possible.”
The new equipment will
help the district's contract company, Chartwell’s,
improve the 350 breakfasts and 940 lunches that are
served each day to students and staff at the junior
high.
In addition to
new oven steamers, the foodservice staff is finding new
ways to prepare and serve school meals that meet the new
nutrition guidelines.
Said Eleuterius: "With
the new guidelines we are offering more fruits,
vegetables and whole grains and limiting the sodium,
calories and saturated and trans fat in school meals.
The foodservice staff is working very hard at providing
the students with healthier meals." |
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Free and Reduced
Applications Online: The Biloxi Public School District
is now offering the ability to apply for free and reduced
benefits online! Click on the link below and follow the
steps as prompted. Please allow time for applications to
be processed once submitting. A letter will come in the
mail to notify parents of student's status once processed.
www.SchoolLunchApp.com
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Online meal accounts:
Our online payment system, My Payments Plus, offers parents the
opportunity to add funds to their child's lunch account from the
convenience of their own home. My Payments Plus also just
launched their app for iPad and iPhone that can be found in the Apple app
store.
When registering for an online
account, you will need your child's Student ID number which can
be retrieved by calling toll free
(877)237-0946, then pressing 2, then pressing 8 to talk to a
representative.
Returning students who already had
a My Payments Plus account last year do not have to re-register. All
account balances are automatically transferred from the previous
year. If you are new to Biloxi Schools, you may register for a
new account by going to:
www.MyPaymentsPlus.com
For Customer Support:
please call 877-237-0946
or email at
support@mypaymentsplus.com
also, check out our
frequently
asked questions
This is a peek at what the new My
Payments Plus iPad and iPhone app looks like. Try this new way to
make online deposits today!
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Child
Nutrition Services: Click on links below for information about the child nutrition services offered in Biloxi Public Schools.
Menus
Nutritional Analysis of Menus
A
la Carte Prices
Back to
School Letter
Chartwells
No Charge Policy
Frequently Asked Questions
Free/Reduced Meals
Meal Prices
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BPS Child Nutrition Services
Dixie Eleuterius,
Director
Victoria Conway
160 St. Peters Ave.
Biloxi, MS 39533
Phone: 228-374-4428
Fax: 228-436-5101
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. |
