Whitsons School Nutrition
Welcome to the School Nutrition Website
School meals are a healthy option, a great value, and a huge convenience for busy families! We are committed to providing wholesome, high-quality menus, prepared fresh daily from locally sourced ingredients whenever available and in season. We offer a variety of meal choices and Smart Snack options that meet NSLP (National School Lunch Program), HHFKA (Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act), and state nutrition guidelines and are analyzed and approved by a Registered Dietitian. We also collaborate with parents, students, and school nurses to accommodate the dietary requirements of students with food allergies and other special diets. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time. We are here to help!
Meal Pricing
- All meals include an Entrée, Fruits, Vegetables, and Milk
- Breakfast and Lunch - Free for All Students
Nourishing Growing Minds
Our program is focused on high-quality food, nutrition education programs, and excellent service. Key program features:
- We emphasize wholesome, natural ingredients, whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy snacks.
- We offer a variety of allergen-free foods to accommodate students with allergies.
- Our menus comply with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and state and local wellness guidelines.
- We educate children about making healthy choices, using our award-winning Nutrition Safari® and Smart ChoicesTM nutrition education materials.
- Menus are changed monthly to introduce new seasonal specials, incorporating community feedback and the latest menu trends.
- We support our menu offerings with comprehensive, age-appropriate marketing materials that encourage students to make healthy meal choices.
Wholesome Foods with Natural Ingredients
Our menus include locally sourced items whenever available and in season, featuring wholesome, natural ingredients, and minimally processed foods. Highlights include:
- Products sourced by Whitsons have Zero Trans Fats unless naturally occurring.
- Our milk is rBGH free, fat-free or 1% and contains no high fructose corn syrup.
- We source chickens that are raised without the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics.
- We source products without artificial ingredients or High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) wherever possible. Examples include breads, dressings, condiments, chocolate milk, etc.
- We offer fresh fruits and vegetables every day.
- We prepare our meals with low fat cheeses and lean meats.
- We feature whole grain pastas, rice, breads, pizza crust, pancakes, waffles, and other grain products.
- We balance potato products and other starchy vegetable offerings with a primary focus on complex carbohydrates and non-starchy vegetables.
- We bake instead of fry.