Food Services

The official implementation of the FASTER Act on January 1, 2023 raised many questions and concerns for food manufacturers, specifically bread companies, in response to this new regulation. As communicated in May 2022, Whitsons proactively added the 9th allergen of sesame as a call-out in Dine Central. All products that already contained sesame as an ingredient had sesame tagged as a major allergen. At the same time, we also removed sesame oil as an option from our recipes to further reduce the occurrence of this allergen in our meals.

The addition of sesame as a major allergen posed a problem for several bakery manufacturers. Due to certain production and processing procedures, many bakery manufacturers concluded that they could not effectively eliminate the risk of cross-contamination with sesame and/or sesame-based ingredients.

While there are several operational and food safety steps that can be taken to eliminate the risk associated with food cross-contamination, these steps and expenses are at the discretion of the manufacturer to take if they so desire.  

At this time, Whitsons partners with Rockland Bakery to supply the District’s bread products, and was informed that the vendor has decided to reformulate its products to contain sesame as an ingredient so that sesame may be claimed as an allergen on its labels.

For more information about how the FASTER Act is impacting food services in our District, please review these Sesame Allergen FAQs.

Elementary School Meal Pricing

• Paid Breakfast - $2
• Reduced/Free Breakfast - $0
• Paid Lunch - $3.75
• Reduced/Free Lunch - $0

Middle School Meal Pricing

• Paid Breakfast - $2.25
• Reduced/Free Breakfast - $0
• Paid Lunch - $4
• Reduced/Free Lunch - $0

High School Meal Pricing

• Paid Breakfast - $2.25
• Reduced/Free Breakfast - $0
• Paid Lunch - $4.25
• Reduced/Free Lunch - $0
• Adult Lunch - $5.25

The Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals is used to determine eligibility for not only free meals but P-EBT benefits, state funding, and other school benefits such as preschool tuition income eligibility, reduced AP exam fees, etc. We encourage all parents/guardians to complete a new 2023-24 Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals prior to the first day of school.

Access the Application Online OR Download and Print Below:

• Free and Reduced Meal Application (2023-24)
• Federal and NJ Income Eligibility Guidelines
• USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

La Solicitud de comidas escolares gratuitas y a precio reducido se utiliza para determinar la elegibilidad no solo para comidas gratuitas, sino también para los beneficios de P-EBT, fondos estatales y otros beneficios escolares, como la elegibilidad de ingresos de matrícula preescolar, tarifas reducidas de exámenes AP, etc. Alentamos a todos los padres/tutores deben completar una nueva Solicitud de comidas escolares gratuitas o a precio reducido para 2023-24 antes del primer día de clases.

Acceda a la solicitud en línea O descárguela e imprímala a continuación:

• Paquete de comida gratis o reducida
• Declaración de no discriminación del USDA

For information regarding food services employment in the Middletown Township Public School District please contact our General Manager, Jessica Ritz, by emailing ritzj@middletownk12.org, or dialing 732-706-6111 ext 2149.

The following positions Available:

• Part-Time Food Service Driver
• Part-Time Food Service Workers

Applications will be reviewed on an "as needed" basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview based on their completed applications or submitted resumes. 

• MTPS Food Services Employment Application

 

• Additional Information About MySchoolBucks

  

MySchoolBucks allows you to:

• Set Up Automatic Recurring Payments
• Track & Review Meal History
• Create Low Balance Alerts
• Make Payments with the Mobile App

Registration for MySchoolBucks is free, and by creating a secure account you'll never have to worry again about sending cash or checks with your student(s) to school.

Transaction Fees

A fee of $2.49 will be charged per transaction.

Do you have Questions?

For questions about your account, please contact Whitsons School Nutrition at (732) 671-3850 ext. 2148.

You may also reach MySchoolBucks at (855) 832-5226

For additional help please email braxtonp@middletownk12.org or visit the section of the MySchoolBucks website titled How-to-Videos to find tutorials like the one below.

 

For additional information regading nutrition, calories and food allergies, please contact our General Manager, Jessica Ritz, by emailing ritzj@middletownk12.org.

FD Meal Planner

Whitsons has launched the FD Meal Planner, a custom-designed, state-of-the-art, mobile platform that will bring menu planning, nutrition information, meal ingredients and real time allergen information to your fingertips.

This new menu viewing interface, will take the place of the Whitsons district web pages, bringing you all new streamlined mobile viewing capabilities.

• Additional Information Regarding Whitson's FD Meal Planner
• Whitson's Allergen Memo
• MTPS School Nutrition Policy

Please follow the link to review District Policy 8550 - Meal Charges/Outstanding Food Service Bill.