Child Nutrition
Welcome to Child Nutrition and Wellness for Ohio County Schools!
Our department has over forty-five employees who work diligently to ensure the children in our schools are fed nutritious meals each day. USDA guidelines for the School Breakfast Program and for the National School Lunch Program are followed and promote healthy food choices for students and staff.
Please contact the Child Nutrition Office with any questions:
Renee Griffin, M.S., R.D., L.D., S.N.S., Director 304-243-0477
Lisa Murphy, Child Nutrition Secretary & Coordinator of Purchasing and Federal Claims 304-243-0486
C.E.P. - Community Eligibility Provision
Ohio County Schools continue to take part in the Community Eligibility Program of USDA offering free meals to all of our students! This program allows each student to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch daily when in school. There is no need to complete Free/Reduced meal applications to receive the free meals for the school year.
2024 - 2025 Ohio County Schools CEP Data
Child Nutrition Press Release 2024- 2025
Civil Rights Information
Nutrislice - Online Access
Accessing our menus, nutrition and allergy information, along with ingredient lists for our menu items is now easier then ever. You can access our menus online or on your smartphone by navigating to https://ocs.nutrislice.com/ or by downloading the Nutrislice app for your smartphone.
Apple App Store
Google Play App Store
Purchasing Milk
Every student may receive ONE free breakfast meal and ONE free lunch meal per day, which both include the availability of milk choices. If a student brings a packed lunch from home and wishes to purchase a milk, it is available for 50 cents per half pint. NO charging of milk sales to any account is allowed. All milk sales must be paid for at the time of purchase.
Adult and Visitor Meals
Adult/Visitor Breakfast Price: $4.00
Adult Visitor Lunch Price: $5.00
Cash or Charge for school staff
Cash only for visitors
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
National School Lunch Program Facts
School Breakfast Program Benefits
National School Lunch Program Benefits
A Pediatrician's Perspective on School Meals:
School Nutrition Standards
WVDE Child Nutrition homepage: https://wvde.us/child-nutrition/
West Virginia Department of Education Standards for School Nutrition Policy
Foods sold, served or distributed outside of the school cafeteria must meet the nutrient requirements for West Virginia schools. This includes foods sold in vending machines and school stores, served during classroom parties, and provided by parents for snacks. The West Virginia Board of Education enacted rules for these "other foods" for three reasons:
Snacks can help your child's meet their nutrition needs instead of adding unnecessary (and unhealthy) fat, sugar and salt;
Food safety concerns; and
Allergies and/or special diets required by some children. Yogurt, plain fresh fruit or plain fresh vegetables, 100% fruit juice or water can be provided without needing to check calories or other nutrition information. To determine if a pre-packaged food item meets the nutrition criteria, please click the link to the Nutrition Calculator.
Link to the Nutrition Calculator: https://foodplanner.healthiergeneration.org/calculator/
WV Feed to Achieve Act - All schools in WV are required to provide students the opportunity for a breakfast meal and for a lunch meal as part of the scheduled school day. Many of our schools are utilizing alternative breakfast strategies to meet this guidance, including 2nd Chance Breakfast, Breakfast After the Bell, and Grab n' Go Breakfast.
Wellness Information
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.