Elementary students may select 3 to 5 of the following components to make a lunch: Protein, vegetable, fruit, bread/grain and a choice of beverage (milk, bottled water, or 100% juice box).
To promote healthy choices in the meals, our department does the following:
- Utilize low-fat cheeses.
- Offer 1% white milk, non-fat chocolate milk, and organic milk options (additional cost).
- Use turkey in such items as ham and hot dogs.
- Not serve deep-fried items at the elementary schools.
- Offer fresh fruit daily.
- Offer fresh vegetable and fruit salad bars as part of every meal. Elementary students who already purchased a meal can come back for seconds from the salad bar for FREE!
- Serve primarily whole grain products at the elementary schools. This includes meal items and any additional snack or a la carte items.
- Offer a variety of scratch-made in-house snacks with little or no preservatives, utilizing healthy ingredients such as greek yogurt, homemade granolas, fresh cut fruit, fresh meats & cheeses, fresh veggies, and hummus.
Elementary a La Carte
An "a la carte" item is anything other than or exceeding the 5 meal components. All elementary students have an automatic 2 additional item limit on their account. This excludes meals and meal components. Elementary students may purchase only 2 extras daily, with adequate funds on their lunch accounts, unless the parent submits an account restriction form to add or remove additional snack or dietary restrictions. You may view the purchases made by your student by accessing their account through the LINQ Connect Portal, or by emailing the Child Nutrition office.
We offer a wide variety of a la carte options that include many scratch made snacks like snack cups, greek yogurt/fresh fruit parfaits, fresh baked items, hummus cups, cheese sticks, fresh fruit cups, and many more. We also have popular branded items, such as Doritos chips, in the café in addition to the meal; however, these items are not the same as the comparable name brand items found in the retail market. All “name brand” a la carte items/snacks we offer in our cafés are specifically formulated to meet the strict dietary requirements per the USDA Smart Snack regulations shown below:
- 200 calories or less
- 200 mg of sodium or less
- Less than 35% calories from fat
- Less than 10% of calories from saturated fats
- Zero trans fats
- Less than 35% sugar (by weight)
- 100% whole grain-rich (for grain based snacks)
View Elementary a la Carte Menu
