Child Nutrition 23/24
Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students. To participate in the meal program please start an account for your student by:
2) adding your student and
In addition, please consider adding funds to your student’s account. Any student who gets a SECOND MEAL or more will be charged!
Do you have a lunch account balance for an outgoing 8th grader? Consider requesting your refund by emailing Kerry Billner at [email protected]. Be sure to confirm your mailing address and the student's full name.
QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS?
Consider checking out the California Department of Education, Child Nutrition programs website here! All school feeding programs must follow caloric limitations like the following:
- ½ to 1 cup of fruit per day
- ¾ to 1 cup of vegetables per day
- 1-2 ounces of whole grains per day
- 1-2 ounces of meat or meat alternatives per day
- 1 cup of milk per day (2 fat contents and 2 flavors must be offered)
- Calorie limits of 550-850 calories per meal
- Fat, sugar, and sodium limits daily
Lunch meal pattern requirements can be found here, and breakfast requirements are here.
Los Gatos Union School District, Loma Prieta Joint Union School District & Lakeside Joint School District all currently share similar menus that can be found here. Many menu items include a link to the recipe and nutritional breakdown.
We reserve the right to change menu items when needed due to supply chain issues, power outages, staffing, and weather.
Chef Ann Foundation has partnered with California Community Colleges to create the Healthy
School Food Pathway Program, designed to support education and workforce development for
healthy school food in California.
The programs will provide California’s Community College students, incumbent school food service
staff, and displaced or transitional workers in related industries with education and paid hands-on
experience in operating healthy K-12 school meal programs. They are currently accepting
applications for the pre-apprenticeship with an application deadline of August 25, 2023, and a
program start date of October 23, 2023.
School Food Pathway Program, designed to support education and workforce development for
healthy school food in California.
The programs will provide California’s Community College students, incumbent school food service
staff, and displaced or transitional workers in related industries with education and paid hands-on
experience in operating healthy K-12 school meal programs. They are currently accepting
applications for the pre-apprenticeship with an application deadline of August 25, 2023, and a
program start date of October 23, 2023.
Learn more about this exciting opportunity and share it with your networks today!
chefannfoundation.org/healthy-school-food-pathway/program-benefits
LGUSD is lucky to have worked with Chef Ann Apprentices presently and past. It's a wonderful opportunity!
Want a healthy way to reward kids? Here's some resources!
Families can text ‘Food’ or ‘Comida’ to 304-304 to find a summer meal service site anywhere in the US.
Need food this summer? Click here for locations near you!
For more information on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Affordable Connectivity Program/ACP) which provides eligible households living on tribal lands funds toward technology, see the links below:
- GetInternet.gov—a one-stop shop to learn about ACP, check eligibility, enroll, and find fully covered internet plans.
- ACP Outreach Toolkit—outreach materials from the Federal Communications Commission, including sample factsheets, flyers, PSAs, text messages, social media posts, and more.
- Outreach partners can request the pre-qualification widget to embed on their own websites by emailing [email protected] with the subject line ACP Widget for technical support. In the email, please include the web address where you plan to add the widget. The interactive widget includes questions to check eligibility and apply for ACP.
- White House Fact Sheet on the ACP and its benefits.