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Meals Available to all students FREE of Charge!
Food and Child Nutrition Services participates in a variety of programs that allows us to offer nutritious school meals to all students at no cost regardless of family income. We provide more than 1400,000 meals and snacks per day to students and staff throughout the district, and employ more than 1,000 team members.
School meals are served to students under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Meals and snacks are also served through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option and the Child and Adult Care Feeding Program. Following the nutrition guidelines prescribed by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, we serve whole-grain rich products; low fat and fat free milk; 100% fruit and/or vegetable juices; and a variety of fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
The Urban School Food Alliance (USFA) is one of our main partners. It was created by school food service professionals in 2012 to address the unique needs of the nation’s largest urban school districts. Dallas ISD was one of six original founding members. Since that time, USFA has grown into one of the most impactful organizations in the K-12 food service environment. Dallas ISD continues to be an active member in USFA, and contributes to the ongoing success of the organization. In return, Dallas ISD has access to best practices, professional expertise, and peer-to-peer learning from premier large urban districts across our country.
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After School Meals
Our mission to feed students goes beyond the school day. We help ensure that students are happy and healthy in all areas of their life. The After School Meal (ASM) program helps schools integrate nutritious meals with educational and enrichment activities. Our meals fuel students to participate in clubs, athletics, and tutoring.
If you are a school interested to add After School Meal program, please contact us to fcns.media@dallasisd.org or on contact box in the website.
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Breakfast and Lunch
We provide students with breakfast and lunch that meets or exceeds the requirements set forth by the US Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture. We tailor our menu to each different age group. Our menu follows a three-week cycle for both consistency and variety in our student's eating habits.
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Saturday School Meals
We provide breakfast and lunch to students participating in a school educational program held on Saturdays.
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Harvest of the Month
We provide students the opportunity to experience the flavors of nutritious Texas grown and produced foods. Each month we select a different fruit or vegetable to serve in schools, and provide students with information on its nutrition, how it grows, and about the farm that produced it.
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Progam
The purpose of the program is to expand and increase the variety and amount of fruits and vegetables children experience and consume. Twice a week, students receive a fruit or a vegetable during their special elective classes. Combined with nutrition education and a reinforcement of healthful eating habits, the program emphasizes the long-term goals of positively influencing children's life-long eating habits and combats childhood obesity.
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Break Meals
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Summer Meals
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A La Carte & Snacks
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Free Meal
For a free meal, students must take 3 out of the 5 components from the school cafe. 1 of them must be a fruit or a veggie!