Food & Nutrition / Build Your Tray the Healthy Way!

FOOD & NUTRITION CENTRAL KITCHEN
555 S. Pennington, Chandler, AZ 85224
(480) 812-7240 | Email Us

CURBSIDE MEAL SERVICE

Universal free meals have been extended through the end of the school year in addition to through the summer. Students, parents, guardians of those 18 and under may come to the curbside site of their choice to pick up breakfasts and lunches at no cost. Click the link below for details including pickup days, times and locations. CUSD enrollment not required.

Click here for Curbside Meal Service details and UPDATES.

ON-SITE MEAL SERVICE

Starting the week of Sept 14th. 2020, one free breakfast and one free lunch will be available daily to all attending students. There are no requirements, all children 18 and under are automatically qualified.

BUILD YOUR TRAY THE HEALTHY WAY!

All students eating school lunches are encouraged to Build Your Tray The Healthy Way by taking at least 3 of the food items offered on the lunch menu.

Remember that one of these items must be a fruit or vegetable. CUSD School Lunches provide the 5 meal components of a lunch (bread, milk, protein, fruit and vegetable) daily. Students must take 3 components to count for a meal. Encourage your student to take all 5 components since the cost is the same whether they eat all 5 items or only 3! USDA regulations require that a fruit or vegetable be on every tray. This requirement is based on the USDA Choose My Plate nutrition education promotion that includes 1/2 a plate contain fruits & vegetables, 1/4 whole grain and 1/4 protein, & low fat dairy to be considered healthy.

CUSD Nutrition encourages students to start with a fruit or vegetable...better yet take both! Next, choose a whole grain item, pick a lean protein and top your meal off with a carton of milk to equal one great tray for the best school day!