School meals support student success
School cafeterias follow nutrition standards intended to provide healthy, balanced meals. Through the Live Well approach, menus include milk, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains while limiting saturated fat, sodium, and portion size.
- Age-appropriate calorie ranges
- Larger servings of fruits and vegetables
- A variety of dark green, red/orange, and legume vegetables
- Fat-free or 1% milk options
- Whole-grain rich foods
- Gradual sodium reduction
What makes a reimbursable meal?
Breakfast
Students are encouraged to select the offered components and must include fruit or vegetable under applicable meal rules.
Lunch
Lunch offers fruits, vegetables, grains, meat or meat alternates, and milk. Students select the required number of components.
Local focus
When available, dining programs may incorporate seasonal and locally sourced produce.