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Welcome to Child Nutrition!Good nutrition and learning go hand in hand.
Meals, foods and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students. NEW! Now you can apply for free or reduced school meals online! The process is quick easy and FREE, and in a few short steps you’ll be done! If a student was on the meal program at the end of the last school year, the benefit will carry over for the first 30 Days of school. A new application must be submitted to continue benefits for each school year. NEW! Now you can check on the status of your application for free or reduced school meals online. This is also a FREE service. Visit www.schoollunchstatus.com and then select your state (Texas) and then your District (Richardson). Enter the confirmation number from the on line application or the student's name and ID number. Click "Submit" to view your application status. It's that easy! You can also print your own letter for proof of meal benefits from this site. Students should have money in their account or pay cash for meals or any menu items. The cashier will inform the student when money should be deposited into the account. Notices will also be given to the classroom teacher to send home with the students in the elementary schools. We ask that parents monitor their student's lunch account balances and send lunch money when needed. This can be done at www.PayPAMS.com A reimbursable meal will be given to students with insufficient funds. Meal Offerings & Reimbursable Meals All menus off School Lunch Pre-K Meals Starting in the fall of 2017 there are new USDA regulations for Pre-K Meals. Pre-K student must take all the items on their menu. Pre-K menus are serve only and not offer vs serve. They cannot refuse items and do not get to choose their items. Pre-K menus meet the new Pre-K meal patterns. Pre-K students cannot have the flavored (chocolate) milk. They must have the unflavored (white) milk. Pre-K students cannot have grain-based desserts (granola bars, cinnamon rolls, grahams, etc.) or cereal with more than 6 grams of sugar per ounce. For Comments: If you have any comments about the menu or your school cafeteria please e-mail Rose Ann Martin at roseann.martin@risd.org. |