Nutrition Services

Contact Us

Kristina Ricketts

(623) 288-2800 ext 3550

Welcome to the Nadaburg Unified School District Nutrition Services Department!

Nadaburg Unified School District participates in the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. We pride ourselves with offering students a healthy breakfast and lunch each day while at school. Since healthy habits start in childhood, we offer students a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables daily via our fruit and veggie bar. We want to do our part in developing lifelong healthy choices.

The Nutrition Services Department is self-supporting. It is our responsibility to generate revenue to pay for food, supplies, labor, and equipment needed for the food program. That being said we are committed to offering nutritious meals at an affordable price. Our nutrition program is organized and administered for the benefit of our students. 

Nutritious school meals include:

v A variety of fruits and vegetables

v Grains that are 50% whole grain

v Fat-free or 1% milk

v Foods free from trans fats and low in sodium, total fat, and saturated fat

School lunches offer five meal components daily (fruit, vegetable, grain, protein and milk). Although students are encouraged to take all five, they need to choose at least three of the five components, one of which must be a fruit or vegetable.

For your convenience menus will be posted monthly on the school websites. Menus are subject to change due to the availability of some food items.

Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request.

Breakfast at School

Mornings can be crazy and we know that. Maybe the alarm didn’t go off, or kids don’t want to get ready for the day, maybe you have no time for breakfast before the bus comes or maybe your students just aren’t ready to eat breakfast at home. That is where we can help. We serve breakfast at school every day.

A school breakfast can give your student a healthy start to the day. Children who eat breakfast have increased alertness and improved moods throughout the day. Incorporating a better learning experience in the classroom.  Breakfast has vitamins and nutrients for a strong healthy body.

Breakfast at school is affordable too. If you qualify for free and reduced meals breakfast is also include with no additional paperwork needed.

Free and Reduced Application

If you believe you qualify for the free or reduced meal program, please feel free to download a copy of the guidelines and the application, fill it out, and turn it into your school's cafeteria.

We encourage all to apply.

Students who were eligible last school year will have the same benefits for the first 30 days of the new school year. If you wish to continue receiving those benefits for the new school year you must reapply every year.

Applications can be obtained on this website or at your local school cafeteria.

Meal Account Transactions and Payment Options

When a student is enrolled in the school, they are given an ID number from the school’s front office that they keep the duration of their time at NUSD. If you do not know your student’s ID number, please contact your school’s front office. All students will key this ID number on the keypad in the cafeteria for breakfast, lunch and a la carte purchases.

Parents can add money to a student’s account in:

Cash:

v With cash in the cafeteria

Check:

v Student’s may bring a check to the cafeteria.

v If paying by check, please make the check out to Nadaburg Unified School District.  In the memo line, please list the school (DOES or NES), the child's name, and their lunch account number to help ensure the money is credited to the correct account.

Online:

v Payments can be made at InfiniteCampus using Visa, MaterCard or Discover card for a small transaction fee. Parents can also use InfiniteCampus to view transactions and a la carte purchases free of charge.

NUSD Wellness Committee

The Wellness Committee helps to promote healthy lifestyles for students and staff.  The committee works together to support nutrition education, physical activity, and overall wellness on campus.  Members provide input on wellness goals, activities, and policies that make our schools healthier places to learn and work. All Wellness Committee Meetings are open to the public. Please contact the food services department at (623) 288-2800 EXT 3550 if you would like to join the Wellness Committee or for further questions.

Please review our wellness policy here: 3-301.E Food Services - Wellness Policy

School Year 2025-2026 meeting dates:

Meetings start at 4pm at the Mountainside High School Front Office Meeting Room

v October 22, 2025 and April 30, 2026

Meeting Agendas/Minutes

v October 2025 Meeting Minutes

         Extra Milk $0.25

Non-Discrimination Statement 
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Should you need additional information or have any questions about the food services provided at Nadaburg Unified School District please contact our Food Services Coordinator, Kristina Ricketts, at (623) 288-2800 EXT 3550 or email kricketts@nadaburgsd.org.