Healthy Snack Sales

OUSD Nutrition Services is the recipient of the "Outstanding School Lunch Award"

All snacks are compliant with California regulations and the Smart Snacks federal regulations. These rigorous standards for food and beverages sold "A la Carte" (outside the reimbursable meal program) apply to students from kindergarten though grade twelve.  All beverages sold have no added sugar, and bottled water is for sale at all school sites.

 

Each SNACK item sold "A la Carte" must have:

 

Elementary School                         Middle and High School
Maximum of 175 calories                             Maximum of 200 calories
No more than 35 % Total Fat                        No more than 35 % Total Fat
Max 10% calories from Saturated Fat         Max 10% calories from Saturated Fat
Sugar - maximum 35% by weight                Sugar  - maximum 35% by weight

No more than 200 mg sodium                      No more than 200 mg sodium

Less than 0.5 g trans fat per serving           Less than 0.5 g trans fat per serving

 

We sell many more items to Middle School students and even more to High School students.  In addition to snack items, these students are offered entrees as "A la Carte" choices.  The calories for an entree cannot exceed 400 and the fat cannot exceed 4 grams per 100 calories of the entree.  

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