West Ottawa... Food For Thought

Over the past few years, the food service department has started working with fueling WO athletes with pre/post workout snacks in the weight room. Frank Lerchen, the Athlete Performance Coordinator, has been the driving force behind this, applying for grants and starting a refuel station in the high school weight room. We are able to provide protein and nutrient dense snacks for the refuel station to keep athletes bodies well fueled.

If you would like to support the high school refuel station and the other growing demands of the program, please scan the QR code below to donate or share this information with friends!

See what's happening in the weight room! Click here to watch a short video!

Join us at the Middle & High Schools for a lunch of French Toast, Sausage, Scrambled eggs, & Rosemary Potatoes.

Celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 4th - 8th!

Green eggs and ham will be served with pancakes to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday along with fruit, veggies, & milk. There will also be an extra treat of colored goldfish crackers (in honor of his book one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish).

Celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 4th - 8th!

Join us on Friday, March 8th to try Mango!

Nutrition Tip: Mango is packed with vitamin C, copper, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin A, & vitamin E. Mango will boost your immune system, help your gut health, & help prevent many diseases! They are a nutritional secret weapon that you should incorporate into your weekly diet!

Eat them fresh or enjoy them frozen in smoothies, yogurt, or by themselves once thawed.

Click here to learn how to peel & cut mangos!

Mango is a great addition to your breakfast! Celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 4th - 8th!

All students can grab a Shamrock cookie during lunch on march 15th!

We encourage you to keep your body moving with sports or something else! Moving your body helps your muscles & bones grow strong!

If we have a snow day, the school meals for the day your student returns to school will not follow the scheduled menu, but will likely be the meal that was supposed to be served on the snow day (or the first snow day if there are multiple). To limit waste, we will serve the food we have already prepared.

For example, if a snow day falls on a Tuesday, the scheduled Tuesday meal becomes the Wednesday meal. We eliminate Wednesday meal that week and resume the menu as normally scheduled beginning Thursday.

If there are too many snow days in a row and the food is no longer safe to eat, then we will resume with the current menu.

• Grain
• Meat/meat alternate
• Fruit
• Vegetable
• Milk

Fill out a virtual meal application at https://westottawa.familyportal.cloud/

1. You can add funds into your students account through our new food service Meal Magic Family Portal https://westottawa.familyportal.cloud/
2. Your student can bring cash OR a check to the register in the cafeteria and a food service staff member can deposit it on to your students account.

Student Special Dietary Need:

The first step is to have the Michigan Department of Education’s special meal request form completed and signed by your students doctor.

Special Meal Request Form

Once the above form is filled out, please email it to Elizabeth Herweyer at herweyere@westottawa.net. You will be contacted by the food service department to ensure that we provide the correct meals for your student.

Student Allergy:

If your student has a food allergy that you would like to make us aware of but does not need to be provided with special meals, please contact Elizabeth Herweyer at herweyere@westottawa.net. We can put an alert in our register system that will not allow your student to “check out” with their meal until our staff has acknowledged your students food allergy and ensured that their meal is free from that allergen.

Visit our menu at https://www.westottawa.net/wops-food-service/

Email general questions to heemstrar@westottawa.net

Website: https://www.westottawa.net/wops-food-service/
Phone: (616)786-2101
Twitter: @wofdsvc

Our Assistant Director, Noelle, has a culinary degree and can help you with all your catering needs! Email Noelle at whitlatchn@westottawa.net or call her office at 616-786-2109.