Food Services

Eat Well, Learn More

We provide breakfast and lunch at all CSDNB Schools in accordance with USDA and state regulations.

The district participates in the Community Eligibility Provision, (CEP), a program of the USDA that provides free meals to all CSDNB students. CEP allows schools that predominantly serve low-income children to offer free, nutritious school meals to all students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). The CEP uses information from other programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Family Assistance (TFA), instead of traditional paper lunch applications. Read the USDA press release for details.

If you have questions for the Food Services Department, please contact Kate Murphy, Food Services Manager at 860-515-9723 or via email murphycat@csdnb.org .

Menus

View breakfast and Lunch Menus for your schools through the FD Meal Planner interface.

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The Salad Bowl Newsletter

Important Links

Civil Rights Complaint Procedures for the School Nutrition Programs

Policy 6142.101 District Wellness

Food Allergies and Diabetes

Healthy Celebrations

Whitson's Culinary Group

Information and Resources

Free Breakfast & Lunch

The Importance of Breakfast

As we all recognize that hungry children cannot learn, the first step is ensuring that all students begin the school day with a nutritious breakfast at home or at school. We offer a nutritious school breakfast for your children every morning at all schools.

Studies show that children who eat a nutritious breakfast are more attentive in class, score higher on standardized tests, and are healthier than those children who do not eat breakfast. Many families do not have time to fit a balanced breakfast into their busy morning schedules. The School Breakfast Program exists to make sure all parents can be sure their children are getting the nutritious breakfast they need to start off their day right.

The School Breakfast Program is available to all students every school day in the morning before school starts at all schools. Your child can attend every day or occasionally. These supervised meals provide your child with one-fourth of their nutritional needs each day.

SNAP

HUSKY

Wellness Policy

Our Wellness Committee meets monthly, rotating host locations through schools in the district. If you are a parent, staff, or community member interested in joining, please contact Kate Murphy, Food Services Manager at 860-515-9723 or via email murphycat@csdnb.org

Triennial Assessment Report

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in public schools, requires a triennial assessment of our Local School Wellness Policy. The CSDNB wellness policy can be found on our B oard of Education Policy webpage and was developed to support student and staff health and well-being.

Our Wellness Committee, composed of stakeholders in the New Britain community, has performed an assessment of our policy, using the WellSAT, which is a quantitative assessment tool developed by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The goal of the assessment is to compare New Britain's policy to a model policy, identifying our strengths, our areas for growth and our plans to improve our wellness policy. The evaluation examines these components of our policy:

Nutrition Education

Standards for USDA Child Nutrition Programs and School Meals

Nutrition Standards for Competitive and Other Foods and Beverages

Physical Education and Physical Activity

Wellness Promotion and Marketing

Implementation, Evaluation and Communication

Assessment Results