| Show r I It t T Tr t b r r. r I- I I I L L L 1 r J r I a aZ Z f Y i r rL r rF F L i r Its It's fun to be a h helper for the school lunch program at the Farmington Element Elementary ry School A helper gets Fj to wear one of these special hats hots and aprons Many I By BE BETTY ETTY FISHER This is the second in a series series ser ser- ies of articles concerning the school lunch hunch program Discussed Discussed Discussed Dis Dis- cussed here are its economic impact on the community In an article by two administrators administrators administrators admin admin- of the school lunch program in St. St Louis Loui Mo it was stated The school lunch operation is here to slay stay Does Docs it not follow then that it it ought to be administered in inan inan I an economical bu like businesslike I Iashio with fashion fashion with And modern adequate adequate ad ad- equate facilities And that it should make the most of fedl federal federal fed fed- eral cral and md state services And be made to contribute to the total school program both for or its educational values and valuable lessons on cleanliness nutrition and helpfulness helpfulness helpfulness help help- are taught these students when they are ore chosen chos chos- en for the honor of being helpers School Lunch Here To Stay for its health and welfare Vellare s significance significance sig sig- g- g MRS l DEVAUGHN Jones Davis District school lunch director director di di- rector seems to realize the tile importance of each phase of this foregoing statement With one eye CC constantly on the thc programs program's programs program's programs program's pro pro- grams gram's budget she plans plaus most economically for for expenditures of federal state and local funds In planning lunch facilities facilities facil facil- facilities for new schools and replacements re re- placements of oC equipment in older schools schools' she studies all materials available a concerning concerning concern concern- ing the most niost modern modem and efficient efficient efficient ef ef- ef- ef equip equipment nt before purchasing pur pur- chasing Some of the equipment being being being be be- ing purchased for new schools being built in the thc district include include include in in- clude both electric and gas ranges langes steam jacketed ket ties lIes walk-in walk refrigerators an ana and reach reach reach-in in refrigerators re and peelers food mixers dishwashers dishwashers dish dish- washers serving counte r s steam counters steam tables storage racks lunchroom tables tables tables ta ta- ta- ta bles and benches j usable re-usable eating utensils dinnerware and trays MOST l OF the lunchrooms in inDa Da Davis S County are multipurpose pur multi pose rooms incorporate a g gym 1 and auditorium as well as the lunch room facilities and kitchen The secondary schools do have separate cafe However these arc are put putto putto putto to more use than just a lunch lunchroom lunchroom lunchroom room to lie be DC used during t the Je school lunch hour They are used for meetings of various community organizations other other other oth oth- er school activities and PTA organizations On a national level leve only six percent of the Sec See School Lunch on page 4 1 1 School Lunch Continued from Crom front page school districts limit their theil use of food service e c s kitchen or and lunchroom to the school lunch program At the present time Mrs Jones is working with DeWayne De Dc Wayne Jay supervisor of the school districts district's buildings and grounds in preliminary planning planning planning plan plan- I ning of a remodeling program for the lunch facilities at Davis High Nearly completed arc are the plans for fOl the lunch rooms at several se schools to be constructed con strutted within n the next two years ears THESE INCLUDE an elementary ele ele- elementary in North Salt Lake and at Hill Field a junior high in Sunset and another high school in m Bountiful Major remodeling remodeling re re- modeling is being planned for Davis High West Point School Whitesides and r Crestview ew elementary elementary ele ele- menta schools Mr Dir Jay said it would cost approximately to remodel remodel re re- re model and equip the lunch area at Davis High He lie said it costs about 20 per square foot Coot just to build the kitchens and adjacent storage This includes in eludes the numerous plumbing plumbing plumbing plumb plumb- ing and electrical outlets and walk walk-in refrigerators WE uWE FIGURE about a thousand thou thou- thousand sand dollars for the ranges SOO for sinks 8 to dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars for walk walk-in refrigerator refrigerator- freezers 2000 for dish return area for Cor the big gallon 30 I steam jacketed kettle about for COl the quart 60 size mixer mix er cr and about for disposals als Mr Jay and Mrs 1 Jones said The school district furnishes the permanent equipment as part of oC the construction They also maintain all equipment The other equipment tra trays s 's utensils tables etc and all supplies including cleansing and disinfectants are supplied by the school lunch funds EVERY SCHOOL now has a freezer of some type and by bythe bythe bythe the end of next year ear the district district dis dis- dis I supervisor hopes to have disposals in every school When planning a new kitchen kitch kitch- en eli these areas are included general cooling cooking area baking area serving area vegetable preparation h i n g laundry garbage can washing space storage room including including ing refrigeration restrooms and a place where the unit unil manager ma may do her bookkeeping bookkeeping book book- keeping and menu planning THE TILE BAKING AKING area is Interestingly interestingly inter inter- planned Near the ovens is a baker table At one end is a mixer and sink Above the Uio table is a spice rack suspended suspended suspended sus sus- from the ceiling Under Under Under Un Un- der the table are roll out bins containing flour sugar preparation prep prep- oration equipment etc ele These can cm be wheeled to the store room for loading The more equipment we have on wheels the more efficient efficient efficient ef ef- ef- ef the kitchen becomes Mrs 1 Jones said She also said they're striving to provide water water wa wa- ter tel outlets in more areas so it wont won't have to be carried to the working area being used ANOTHER ver very p important part of the program is the strict sanitation methods applied applied ap ap- ap plied in all the lunchrooms All dishes and cooking utensils even the garbage cans arc are fully sanitized each day Tables Tables Ta Ta- bles and benches are arc washed each day with disinfectant so- so Each year through i cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- with the county health department a check is made of every school lunch unit Ward Warnock the Davis County Sanitarian the che c CK k s each kitchen and its related facilities He lie then presents a aull full ull full written report to Mrs Jones and G. G Harold Holt superintendent superintendent su suo su- su of the districts district's schools EACH COOK COON is required to obtain a food handlers handler's per per- mit This necessitates a physical phys phys- ical cal examination b by a qualified qualified fied physician an T The e doctor also submits a signed statement giving the applicant a clean bill of health The school lunch es esmust must also pass a written test given through the county health dept covering health and sanitation regulations in inthe inthe the state of Utah IN TIlE THE monthly meetings held between n the director and the he lunch program program emp oes t w wr r r f 1 1 a s sr sw w r i. i 5 n w w. w r. r tf sY tit t Y Since well planned kitchens are arc a vital part of the school lunch program Mrs DeVaughn Jones County School Lunch director and De Wayne Jay supervisor of buildings and grounds spend many hours planning planning planning plan plan- ning them Here they are discussing remodeling of the Davis High School lunch facilities Mrs 1 Jones constantly stresses that participating schools are I under agreement to meet all all all' the requirements of oC the Type lype A lunch pattern every day They are arc urged to serve not only the required pint half of milk but to use milk generously generously generously gener gener- in their cooking She reminds them that two ounces of protein are arc found in meat neat poultry fish one egg cheese one half cup cooked dry beans or four COW tablespoons of peanut butter This requirement requirement requirement require require- ment must be met in the main dish or the main dish and one other item The other item such as bread is a bonus ben ben- SHE URGES the cooks to ar vary the types of bread they serve and prO r provide de at least two teaspoons of butter per stu stu- dent These sized servings are arc the minimum she points out students students students stu stu- Senior and junior high dents will require larger servings I ings and then thc menus are planned to achieve many bonus bonus bonus bo bo nus benefits' benefits IN HER lER nutrition instruction tion lion she stipulates that since Vitamin A and C Care are often oCten I lacking in the average diet but are essential to the growth and well-being well of oC the individual individual I ual a Vitamin C food is required re re- re- re qu red every day in the school lunch menu The body cannot store Vitamin C and so it is vitally important to include I this his nutrient every da day Vitamin Vitamin Vitamin Vita Vita- min A foods must be included at least twice each week in order to meet the requirements requirements require require- ments of oC the Type A lunch It she said Have you ever thought how this program can add to the economy of the community county and country FIRST OF all it is the largest largest largest larg larg- est single consumer of surplus surplus sur sur- plus price supported items which makes it il a good stabilizer stabilizer izer of oC agricultural economy It bu buys s 's not only other food supplies but kitchen equipment equipment equip equip- ment and cleansing supplies And perhaps its greatest local effect is felt through the salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries paid the lunch program Because it is a profit non program the student himself receives maximum value of oC every dollar expended b by the district state and federal government government gov gov- in this cooperative program But despite the federal fed Ced- era eral and state administrative influences the program is es cs one of oC local c control and organization And And tile the great bulk of foods used in in the thc program move through nor noi mal channels of trade TilE THE ENORMOUS scope of the program is paralleled by bythe bythe bythe the intensity of its impact upon upon upon up up- on students and others such as the Ule farmers and the business business busi ness community It is a million dollar annual operation in Davis County Of OC this approximately was spent in January About of this was for Cor food cash outlay This did not include in clude elude the government food supplies The rest was u used d for salaries of the regular equipment and supplies supplies supplies sup sup- sup sup- plies for the 35 kitchens and nd serving centers throughout the district TilE THE DISTRICT hires as many as lunch but only of oC them are regular regular regular reg reg- ular The others are substitutes These cooks are arc carefully selected not only for their cooking ability but for many other reasons How lIow welli well i do they get bet along with chil dren then Do they work efficiently efficient efficient- ly Do they have a good knowledge of nutrition or orare orare are are arc they willing to acquire such a knowledge Do they work well with others And many more facets of their personalities are arc considered before beCore they're l hired red MOST OF them feel they have an ideal job for Cor a married married married mar mar- ried woman with children If 1 their children are all of school age they can leave their home at the same time as their children children chil chil- dren in the mornings And most of them return home an hour homo or so ahead of oC their chil chil- dr dren en They also have the same vacation days as their off off- spring Beside these conveniences they are eligible for Cor the same special benefits available to toan all an school TilE TIE LUNCH duty duly students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents particularly learn a great deal from these school lunch because they not only excel in the cooking arts but in a variety of oC other talents Because of their wide range of interests they are among the more interesting persons in a community bf bE |
