Guidry's Updates

Conference Week (October 24 -28th)

Hello from your LMMS Cafe Staff;

_{LMMS will be on an early release schedule next week with the students being dismissed 2 hours early. Although this is a challenge to us, getting everything completed in a shorter amount of time, we will be ready and serving our students the regularly scheduled menu.}

 

Also next week is National Red Ribbon Week!!

 

Please always feel free to call Ms. Guidry with any and all questions or concerns, or even an occasional compliment is always welcome.

678-594-8225 LMMS Cafe

OCTOBER 10TH - 14TH

During the week of October 10th through the 14th we have been celebrating

National School Lunch Week.

Also your School Cafe has been offering the ala-carte breakfast each day during testing. We have had a very good response from the students who have come to eat with us that normally did not. Breakfast is such an important part of the day. Students who eat a good breakfast will be more alert and focused during testing.

Parent's are always welcome to come and have lunch at the Mountain.

Please contact Mrs. Guidry with any and all concerns.

Thanks so much,

National Fruit & Vegetable Month

September is National Fruit & Vegetable Month. We serve quite a few different fruits throughout the school year according to which ones are in season. We are hoping the students will try ones that they never have tasted before. Watermelon was actually our Georgia Grown Fruit for last month and it was a sweet but healthy choice. Our fruit punch and orange juice that is offered as a drink choice is made of 100% fruit juice and counts as a serving of fruit.

Fruits & Vegetables are essential to the development of strong minds and bodies. Middle school students exert alot of energy so the need to consume more calories than the average adult. The calories need to be made up mostly of fruits & vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy and lean meats.

Did you know you can go to the Cobb County Schools Food & Nutrition Services Web page and click on the Menu tab and you will find the nutrition information of all the food items on our Menu.

2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR NEWS

I'd like to welcome back all of our new students whether new to 6th grade or new to LMMS and a big  welcome back to all of our returning students. We are expecting a good year but are facing some challenges as we lost 2 key people in our Cafe last year and so we are in the process of training new employees to step in and take their places. We have a great crew and so far we are meeting all deadlines and we feel we have had a great start.

Please join me in congratulating your LMMS CAFE STAFF in winning the FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES "GOLDEN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" for 2010-2011. This is a great accomplishment and not an easy thing to get. It's awarded to the top 25% of CCSD schools that meat a pre-established set of benchmarks in many different areas. I am proud to work with such a special group of ladies.

We have some exciting new menu items this year as we move towards our goal of feeding our students only the best and striving to offer healthier choices.

Our Chicken Patty this year is a whole muscle product very comparable to a local Restaurant which everyone loves. The new chicken bite is also a new healthier, less processed item.

The 4oz cookie has been removed from our Ala-Carte choices this year but we will still offer a small cookie once a week in each grade level. The price of the new cookie is 50 cents. We will continue to offer the baked chicken and fry basket to each grade level once a week also. The Basket is considered an extra choice and is at no cost unless a student were to get a regular lunch and a basket which happens every once in while.

National School Lunch Week

Next week we will be celebrating National School Lunch Week. We're asking all students who normally bring a lunch from home to give us a try at least one day next week. We're very excited this year with some of the changes that have been made. Some of the positive changes we have made are: we no longer offer a fried chicken tender basket with fries. We are still offering a chicken basket and fries one day a week per grade level but we are baking them so not to add the extra fat. We are no longer selling regular chips, only baked ones, again removing some of the fat.

We are offering a wide variety of choices and hope to see some of our sack lunchers, join us next week for a hot, healthy meal.

Each meal may consist of the Main Entree which usually comes with a bread, choice of 2 fruit and or vegetables and a milk choice. We also have a fruit based dessert offered daily.

We inivite all parents to come and see what your students are eating at LMMS Cafe.

Come have "Lunch on the Mountain" with us one day next week.

Free & Reduced Applications

Just a reminder that all applications for free/reduced lunches will expire on September 16th. If you haven't already please update your application online from the County's website by going to Food & Nutrition and then click on the Online Application Icon on the left side of the page. You may also come get a hard copy of the application from the Cafe Manager in the kitchen office. Thanks so much.

Also September is National Fruit and Vegetable Month. Be on the look out for mini promotions to educate and just have fun with fruits and vegetables.

Welcome Both Old & New

Lost Mountain Cafe would like to say WELCOME BACK to all of our returning students and a very special WELCOME to all of our new students. We are expecting a great year as we continue striving to bring healthier choices to both students and staff. We have eliminated the Gatorade this year along with a few other items as we attempt to do what's best for our students. We will be adding a few new items to our menu this year that we are excited about. We will be offering Meatloaf as a choice every other Friday, after the 1st couple of weeks, and a few new Entree Salad Choices. We hope you will all continue to buy lunch from our Cafe this year and we also hope to win some of you SACK LUNCHERS over.

We wish for you all to have your best year yet. We look forward to meeting our new students and seeing our regulars.

Please come see Ms. Guidry with any questions or concerns.

National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month with March 8th-12th being National School Breakfast Week:

Although we do not offer breakfast every day here at Lost Mountain we DO encourage students to eat breakfast daily. We offer an ala-carte breakfast on Monday's, Wednesday's and Fridays and PTA sells Chick Fillet Biscuits and Smoothies on Tuesday's and Thursdays. This way the students are offered the opportunity to buy breakfast each morning.  Eating breakfast starts your day off right by providing your body and brain the necessary nutrients to perform at it's best.

With our "Fuel Up to Play" program starting in full swing in the month of March we feel this is a good way to celebrate National Nutrition Month. We are focusing on a different meal component each week. The 1st week we focused on Dairy, last week it was vegetables and this week it will be fruits. Next week we will finish up our program with a focus on grains. If your student hasn't registered for "Fuel Up to Play" online, please encourage them to do so. Parents may register also. If we could get everyone to track their healthy eating habits and physical activity we may be able to win the state prize for the most points.  During our program students are encouraged to sample fruits, vegetable, etc., they may never have tried. We have been giving out prizes randomly during lunch to students that have the component we are focusing on on their plate.

Stay tuned for a surprise announcement concerning National School Lunch Week.

Happy Holidays

The Lost Mountain Cafeteria staff would like to wish all of our students and their families a wonderfully blessed & safe holiday and new year...

Don't forget to go on the Fuel Up to Play website and play the games and track your healthy eating habits and physical activities so LMMS can be the State winner.. We can do it if we all work together. If you play a sport outside of school be sure to include this for points.

FUEL UP TO PLAY 60

Today is our kick off for the Fuel Up to Play 60 program LMMS was selected to participate in. This program is sponsored by The National Dairy Council and National Football League. All students are encouraged to go to FuelUpToPlay60.com to register. No personal information will be requested. Students will sign up under LMMS and then keep track of all fitness related activities and nutritional based foods consumed. Students will earn points for the school and the state in which they are registered.  Prizes will be awarded for the top point earning schools and even a grand prize per state.

Please encourage your friends to participate and let's see how many students we can get registered. 

Make healthy choices to earn points. Easy and fun @ www.FuelUpToPlay60.com . 

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK

Hey everyone. This week, October 12th - 16th is National School Lunch Week.....

For those who have never eaten lunch with us before, this would be a great week to try it. We offer a variety of Entree's daily. We actually have 3 different choices of Entree's and 3 to 4 veggies choices and 2 fruit choices. Remember a small milk or juice carton is part of your meal. A hot nutritious meal is just waiting for you. This week one of our favorite menus is the Pizza offered on Thursday. You can choose, Cheese, Pepperoni, Hawaiian or Veggie. Friday is also one of our best sellers, you can choose from Chicken Tenders, Popcorn Shrimp and of course this is our Mac & Cheese day. All parents are encouraged to come, sit down and have lunch with us anytime. We're looking forward to meeting you.