Arbor Management, Inc., Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123’s foodservice management company, is introducing a new interactive online menu called “My School Menus.” The District will begin using this website in January.
"This new menu platform will help our student families access individual meal descriptions, ingredient lists, nutritional data, and allergen information, all from the convenience of their smartphone," Michael Loftin, Assistant Superintendent, said.
My School Menus, powered by Health-e-Pro, will have the most up-to-date details of the menu’s nutrition information. Substitutions may occur due to product availability, and the interactive menu will be updated with any changes as soon as possible.
Features of My School Menus:
- Complete list of food options available to students
- Nutrient data for menu items
- Ability to create customized meals
- Ingredient information
- Allergy identification
- Dietary preference identification
- Translation to 180 languages using Google Translate
- Ability to link to Child Nutrition sites like prepayments, applications and policies
- Flexible printing, including print-to-one-page functionality
Getting Started:
- Access My School Menus here
- Select your child’s school from the drop down box
- Choose the menu that you would like to view from the drop-down box.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Pre-K Snack
- From there, you can select a weekly or monthly view and your desired date range
- Click on menu items to view the nutritional data, ingredients, and allergens
- Click “filter allergens” in the tools section and check any boxes that apply to generate a line across any menu item containing those allergens
- In the tools section, you can print a menu, select a translation, and build a meal to see the nutritional value of the choices.
You can also watch an instructional video here.