Food and beverages sold or served at school meet the nutrition recommendations of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and are served by qualified child nutrition professionals. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.

The menus for Center Street's Cougar Cafe, Richmond Elementary's Blue Butterfly Cafe and the El Segundo Middle School's Bulldog Cafe are downloadable as pdf files. There are also downloads of the Harvest of the Month Materials. The El Segundo High School menu is available as a dropdown below.

There are a wide variety of resources available to complement Harvest of the Month and the monthly elements. Here are links to many of the resources used in the development of Harvest of the Month.

• California Farm to School www.farmtoschool.org/ca/
• California Farm Service Agency www.fsa.usda.gov/ca
• California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom www.cfaitc.org
• California Rare Fruit Growers www.crfg.org
• California Tree Fruit Agreement www.caltreefruit.com
• Local Farmers’ Markets and Farms www.localharvest.org
• United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association www.uffva.org
• Western Growers Association www.wga.com

• California Department of Education www.cde.ca.gov
  • Curriculum and Instruction www.cde.ca.gov/ci/
  • Educational Resources Catalog www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/rc/
    Includes resources such as:
    Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Photo Cards,1997
    Kids Cook Farm-Fresh Food, 2002
  • Learning Support www.cde.ca.gov/ls/
  • Nutrition Services Division www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/
  • Prekindergarten Learning & Development Guidelines, 2000 http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/prekguide.asp
• California Department of Food and Agriculture www.cdfa.ca.gov
• California Department of Public Health www.cdph.ca.gov
  • Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section (Network for a Healthy California) www.networkforahealthycalifornia.net
  • Project LEAN www.californiaprojectlean.org
• California Healthy Kids Resource Center www.californiahealthykids.org
• California Integrated Waste Management Board www.ciwmb.ca.gov
• First 5 California  www.ccfc.ca.gov
  • A Place of Our Own  www.aplaceofourown.org
  • First 5 LA  www.first5la.org
• United States Department of Agriculture www.usda.gov
  • Fruits and Vegetables Galore, 2004 Team Nutrition www.fns.usda.gov/tn
  • USDA for Kids www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html

• United States Department of Defense–Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program www.dscp.dla.mil
• United States Department of Health and Human Services–Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
  • Fruits & Veggies Matter www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
• University of California–Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program http://efnep.ucdavis.edu
  • Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program http://fsnep.ucdavis.edu
  • Master Gardener Program www.mastergardeners.org
  • Junior Master Gardener Program http://ca4h.org/projresource/jrmastergardener/

• American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
• California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom www.cfaitc.org
• California Grown Campaign www.californiagrown.org
• CANFit (California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness) Program www.canfit.org
• CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health)  www.catchinfo.org
• Fruits & Veggies More Matters®/Produce for Better Health Foundation www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
  
• School Nutrition Association www.schoolnutrition.org
• Western Growers Association  www.wga.com
  • Producepedia  www.producepedia.com

• Kidnetic www.kidnetic.com
• Sports, Play & Recreation for Kids www.sparkpe.org/index.jsp
• Verb Now www.verbnow.com

• California School Garden Network  www.csgn.org
• Kids Gardening www.kidsgardening.com
• Life Lab www.lifelab.org
• Project Food, Land & People www.foodlandpeople.org

The USDA released the new food guidance system “Steps to a Healthier You” in January 2005. MyPyramid, which replaces the previous Food Guide Pyramid, is part of an overall food guidance system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle. MyPyramid incorporates recommendations from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Note: To ease children’s understanding of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, some information in this tool kit has been simplified. The USDA recommends that 1 cup of lettuce count as only 1/2 cup of vegetables and that 1/4 cup of dried fruit count as 1/2 cup of fruit. In addition, the USDA’s MyPyramid Web site provides specific examples of the cup measurements of various whole fruits and vegetables. For simplification, the tool kit elements do not provide this level of detail and make the more general recommendations as used in the Menu Slicks.

For more information, please visit:
www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document
www.MyPyramid.gov

NEW ITEMS COMING IN NOVEMBER!

Whole Grain Products from Smucker's and Rich's 

Cinnamon UBR (Ultimate Breakfast Round™)
A symphony of whole grains, fiber and protein that’s
pure fun to eat. Each 2.5 oz. serving has 6g of fiber,
4g of protein, and meets 30-10-30. It’s the new
shape of a healthy breakfast, in disguise.

Smucker's Uncrustables on Whole Wheat Bread

• 100% Whole Grain Bread
• Whole Grain Council Approved
• Same Great Taste as Original White Bread

Smucker's Snack'n Waffles

Smucker’s® Snack’n Waffles™ are ready to eat, already sweet!

 Nutritional information for all waffles available at www.smuckerfoodservice.com

Menus Apr - Richmond Street.pdf Apr - Center Street.pdf Apr - Middle School.pdf April-High School.pdf May - Center Street.pdf May - Richmond Street.pdf May - Middle School.pdf May- High School.pdf Jun - Center Street.pdf Jun - Richmond Street.pdf Jun - Middle School.pdf June - High School.pdf		Harvest of the Month July - English July - Spanish Additional Content Nutritional Information for Smuckers.pdf   Smuckers Snackn Waffles.pdf   Smuckers Whole Wheat Crustables.pdf