Child Nutrition

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Child Nutrition Program

Cascade Schools has an amazing kitchen staff that prepares delicious meals for your student(s).  The menu was recently redesigned to create new meal choices while keeping all the student favorites.  Each meal is designed to meet and/or exceed the USDA guidelines for a healthy entrée while expanding the students palates.

Recent Updates

  • The USDA is offering free meals for the 2021-2022 school year for ALL students. *Please note that additional milk or milk without a meal costs $.50.

  • Surfaces are frequently sterilized as outlined in our recovery plan to comply with Central District Health.

  • We have hired and trained additional help to speed lunch lines.

Nutrition Guidelines

The Richard B Russell National School Lunch Act requires school meals to reflect the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Minimum standards for school meals are essential to help ensure that all schools nationwide follow uniform, science-based standards to deliver wholesome meals in the most efficient and effective way. 

For grades K-12 dietary specifications for calories, sodium and saturated fat are in place to limit the risk of chronic diseases. The five components of a school lunch include fruits, vegetables, grains, meats/meat alternatives and fluid milk.

For more information from the USDA, please click here to visit their website.

MEAL PRICES 2022-2023 

LUNCH

BREAKFAST

GRADES k-6

$3.50

$2.25

Grades 7-12

$4.00

$2.50

2nd meal

$4.75

$3.25

Reduced

$.40

$.30

Milk

$.50

$.50

Adult

$4.75

$3.25

A la carte

$2.50

$2.50

Cookie

$1.00

$1.00

Rolls

$1.50

$1.50

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or  fax:  (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; 
or email: program.intake@usda.gov