Programs - Healthy Meals Nourish Minds and Bodies

School Breakfast
Breakfast is served at all schools except the Middle and Early Colleges. A complete school breakfast consists of any combination of:
Fruit/Juice/Vegetable
Bread/Cereal
Meat/Meat Alternate
Milk

Guilford County Schools participates in Offer versus Serve allowing students to decline one of the above food items that they do not intend to eat.

School Lunch
Lunch is served at all of our schools daily.  A complete school lunch consists of five menu items:
Meat/Meat Alternate
Vegetables
Fruits
Bread
Milk

Under the Offer versus Serve provision, students may decline one or two of the above food items that they do not intend to eat.

Afterschool Snack Program
Snacks are served in approved educational programs such as ACES and tutorial programs. A complete snack consists of at least two of the following:
Milk
Vegetable or Fruit
Bread
Meat/Meat Alternate

Universal Free Breakfast
Certain schools serve breakfast at no cost to all students in the school.  The schools are determined based on specific needs.  Ask the principal of your school to see if your school qualifies.

Kindergarten Free Breakfast Schools
Schools chosen by the Department of Public Instruction serve breakfast at no cost to all kindergarteners in the school.  The schools were chosen based on specific needs.  Ask the principal of your school to see if your school qualifies.

Special Diet Considerations
If your son or daughter has food allergy or food intolerance, we can make certain changes in the menus to meet these needs.  If your child has an anaphylactic food allergy, medical condition, or disability that affects their food intake, please take the Special Diet Order to your child’s physician for completion and return to the school nurse or school nutrition manager.  It must be completed so modifications to the menu can be made to protect your child.

All of the current menus have been analyzed for any products containing: soy, dairy, peanuts, beef, eggs, pork, MSG, and wheat. The lists are based on the most accurate information we have available to us; however, please be advised that product specifications and ingredients change frequently and menu substitutions do occur.

Special Diet Order
Board Policy JGHB and Procedures JGHB-P - Students with Food Allergies

Catering
School Nutrition Services offers catering services for Guilford County Schools’ events and staff development activities.  Click here for additional information including contact information, menus, prices and arrangements for scheduling services.