- Lowell Public Schools
- What Makes a Complete Meal?
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Free Breakfast and Lunch
Students have FREE breakfast and lunch available to them every day, regardless of if they have brought a meal from home. School breakfast is linked to better attendance rates, improved behavior, decreased tardiness, and better memory. Breakfast is served in a grab-and-go style, and includes the choice of a whole grain, a fruit, and a milk. Each lunch offered contains all five components from the USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals: Low-Fat Dairy, Lean Protein, Whole Grain, Fruit, and Vegetable. Students must take three out of the five options to ensure a balanced meal. Eating school meals saves time, money, and ensures daily nutritional needs are met throughout the day.
Offer vs. Serve
We operate under the Offer vs. Serve model, giving students the option to choose which components they want as long as they select three of the five options, which must include a fruit or a vegetable. Students are provided multiple hot and cold meal options to choose from, as well as a variety of fruit and vegetables each day.
We strive to provide the best quality products, which include local whole-grain bread products from Fantini Baking Co. in Haverhill, MA and salad greens from Little Leaf Farms in Devens, MA.
We offer special Limited Time Offers and Harvest of the Month menu options monthly to highlight flavor-forward recipes and emphasize local produce.
- CEP:
- Due to the district's Community Eligibility Provision, all students have access to ONE FREE reimbursable breakfast and ONE FREE reimbursable lunch per school day.
- Non-Reimbursable Meal:
- If a student elects not to take ALL components of a reimbursable meal, the student must pay for the items at the à la carte price.
- Second Meals:
- If a student requests a second meal, the student must pay for the meal based on the à la carte pricing: NO Charging for à la carte items.
- Adult Meals:
- Pricing for adult meals:
- A complete breakfast: $2.85
- A complete Lunch: $5.10
- A la carte pricing for menu items is also available.
- No Charging for complete meals or a la carte for adults.
- Pricing for adult meals:
- CEP: