Elementary Schools

At Elementary schools, all fresh fruits and vegetables on the salad bar will be organic, with many fruits and vegetables coming from local farms. Some example fruits are juicy peaches, plums, and nectarines from Frog Hollow Farm, strawberries, and blackberries from Mimi’s Organic Farm. More prepared salads will be added, for example, a new Kale Crunch Salad made of organic romaine and kale, organic shredded carrots tossed with ranch dressing, parmesan, and croutons. 

New entrees for this year - hurray for pasta! Rotini pasta with a veggie protein bolognese will be served starting in September, with additional entrees such as Mac and Cheese and Penne Alfredo later in the year. Also in September, a new Chocolate and Banana Sandwich will be on the menu (shhh, it may taste like Nutella, but it's made from chickpeas and has 16 grams of sugar and 20 grams of protein). At the end of last school year, a new Beef Meatball with Rice entree was introduced, which was very popular, as well as a Curry Chicken with Rice - both are being served this year. Favorites such as Boscos Cheese Sticks with Marinara, and the pasture-raised, no-nitrate Hot Dog are also still on the menu. 

New, hot vegetable sides will be added later in the Fall, such as hot corn, potato wedges, baked beans, edamame, and other seasonal favorites will be featured throughout the year. 

For breakfast this year, the sugar content has continued to be lowered with more focus on protein with items such as hard-boiled eggs, cottage cheese, and yogurts. More fresh organic, local fruit, such as that from Frog Hollow Farm, is also being offered at breakfast. 

Please keep in mind, the menu meets a high nutrition standard with whole grains and low added sugar content - so when you see items such as ‘frosted flakes’, they are not the same nutrition content as what is offered at the grocery store. The menu items offered at school have a higher whole grain content as well as lower sugar. 

New Special Event Offerings 

Schools, PTAs, and community partners can now order pizza party packages and BBQs for school events. Please see our Special Events page for more information. 

New Food Rescue Program with White Pony 

A new food rescue program in partnership with White Pony & Recycle Smart is being implemented this year. While we strive to minimize leftovers, some will always remain because we never want to turn any student away without a meal.  Any leftover, unserved food will be picked up by White Pony and distributed to those in need. 

Share Tables will continue to be used across all schools - a Share Table is where students can leave unopened or whole fruit for other students to enjoy.