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Food Services
“Delivering healthy meals to fuel growing minds”
Overview
The Food Service Department provides approximately 2,000 elementary lunches and 1300 secondary lunches daily at all school sites. Breakfast is served at most school sites.
AUSD Food Service follows the Enhanced Food Based Menu Planning (EFBMP) option. EFBMP calls for five components to be offered at lunch, meat/meat alternate, bread/grain, fruit+/vegetable and milk. The meal pattern is “offer verse serve” so that a student only needs to take three or the five components offered for a meal to be reimbursable.
Mission Statement
Our goal is to ensure that every student has daily access to a fresh, nutritious meal that exceeds State and Federal Guidelines
Links and Forms
Application for Free and Reduced Meal Prices / Spanish / Chinese - Print out on white paper, fill out all necessary information and sign in pen, bring to any AUSD school site or to Food Services, 2200 Central Ave. Room 300A, Alameda, Ca 94501
Income Eligibility Limits for Free/Reduced lunch
Food Services Frequently Asked Questions - Great Resource for Parents!
Food Assistance Programs Guide
Did you know?
That our chocolate milk does not contain any High Fructose Corn Syrup
That we offer Whole Grain breads and pastas, even our pizza crust is whole grain
That our breakfast cereals are whole grain with reduced or no added sugar
That our food contains no added trans-fats
That none of our products are deep fried
That we offer fresh fruits and vegetable with our meals.
That members of our staff are trained as Safe Food Handlers and in HACCP
Online Resources for Parents
MyPyramid.gov assists you in making smart choices from every food group, find your balance between food and physical activity and get the most nutrition out of your calories
Kidnetic.com is a cool site for kids who like to play hard and have fun and offers a special section just for parents.
5-A-Day is sponsored by the Produce for Better Health Foundation and includes information, educational tools and colorful activities to encourage a diet full of a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables.
The American Dietetic Association provides nutrition information through "position papers", "tip of the day" and a "monthly feature" all focusing on updated nutrition information on relevant topics.
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Team Nutrition’s Goal is to improve children’s lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid. There are many resources available for schools, educators and parents.