School Lunches
The Adams 12 Five Star Schools provides approximately 12,000 nutritious meals every day to students and staff. We participate in the National School Lunch Program, National Breakfast Program (select sites), After School Snack Program (select sites) and the Child and Adult Food Care Program (Head Start at select sites).
School meals are important to your child because they help develop sound nutritional habits by exposing students to a variety of foods. We offer many food choices and provide healthful fruits and vegetables daily. In addition, the well-nourished student has better attendance, is more attentive and better behaved and has an increased energy level. All of these elements are tied to academic success.
School Meals are Safe, Nutritious and Balanced
- Food safety is our first and foremost concern. We have implemented a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Program throughout the district to reduce the chance of a food-borne illness event. Temperatures of all food products are monitored throughout production and service. To avert food-borne illness through cross-contamination, we use pre-cooked protein products.
- School Meals are Nutritious. School meals contain less than 30% total calories from fat, less than 10% total calories from saturated fat and contain at least one third of the RDA's for protein, vitamins A & C, iron, calcium and calories.
- School Meals are Balanced. School meals involve the choice of 3-4 entrees at elementary and 5-7 entrees at secondary, a variety of fruits and vegetables, a variety of 100% fruit juices, a fresh dinner roll, and 1% white or chocolate milk.
Parents are welcome!
We invite you to come and see for yourself. Parents are always welcome! We are proud of our program and our hard-working employees and we encourage you to eat with your child. Nutrition Services invites all parents to have lunch with the child/children at any time during the school year. The cost is just $2.65. To ensure we have plenty of food prepared, please reserve your meal by calling the school office by 9:00 a.m. We hope to see you soon!