ACPS Nutrition

Our plant-based meal options received national attention from @SchoolLunch Tray Talk blog!! Read about our awesome nutrition department: bit.ly/4czvGWF

Great news! We’ve received a #HealthyMealsIncentives award from @Act4HlthyKids and @USDAgov for our innovative strategies that provide nutritious school meals. So proud of our team! Learn more: healthymealsincentives.org/recognition-aw… #HealthyMealsIncentives

We celebrated School Lunch Hero Day today in honor of our cafeteria staff!! We are grateful for all they do to get to know our students and provide them with nutritious meals to fuel their school day! @ACPSk12 @ACPSNutrition #SLHD24 #ACPSLunchHero

We’re onsite at Cora Kelly School for Math, Science, & Technology for today’s Tuesday Taste Test of Falafel - swipe to see what last week’s test group at Lyle’s-Crouch Traditional Academy thought of it!

🚨 Alert! Alert! 🚨 Vegetable Sambusas are on the menu for lunch! #acpsnutrition

It’s National School Breakfast Week! Thank you to our awesome cafeteria staff for providing our Roadrunners with a nutritious breakfast to start the day everyday! #NSBW24 @ACPSNutrition

It’s National School Breakfast Week!! Ms. Purdy made breakfast so fun this morning to give the students a great start to their day!! @ACPSNutrition @ACPSk12 #NSBW24

Fueling young minds for success! 📚🍎 Happy National School Breakfast Week! Let's celebrate the importance of a nutritious start to the day. #NSBW23 #BrooksBees 🐝 @ACPSk12 @ACPSNutrition

We are drooling over this salad bar in Alexandria City High School! Salad bars are an excellent way to encourage student autonomy while providing nutritious, colorful, and delicious lunch options. #VATrayTuesday 📸: @ACPSNutrition

It’s family time at Patrick Henry School! Our students are so happy to have their parents eat lunch with them today! @ACPSk12

Moms and their sons! What a great way to spend lunch! @ACPSk12

It was great to see dads and their daughters having lunch together today! @ACPSk12

It is time for our annual turkey 🦃 feast! Thank you @ACPSNutrition

🍂🦃 Our school is buzzing with joy as families joined us for a delightful Thanksgiving lunch! Sharing laughter, gratitude, & delicious moments together. Happy Thanksgiving from our school family to yours! 🌟🍁 #BrooksBees 🐝 @ACPSk12 @ACPSNutrition

#DYK: Kids too young for school can still receive meals from schools delivering food during #COVID19? Find a free meals location in your community today by texting "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 877-877.

Holiday Schedule Change 📣 Our distribution sites will be closed on Friday, July 3. Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1, we will provide a 3-Day #SummerMeal Kit for all @AlexandriaVAGov Youth. Normal service resumes Monday. Happy #IndependenceDay! @ACPSk12

TOMORROW 5 - 6 pm @JohnAdamsElem Hot meals from @WCKitchen and groceries from @ALIVE4AlexVA

Spread the Word: ACPS Student Meals Now Through August 21! @ACPSk12 will continue student meal distribution on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at our current school and community sites throughout the summer. For the complete list of sites, please visit acps.k12.va.us/schoolclosuref….

Do you know what part of the plant you’re eating when you have an apple, celery, or even peanuts (proteins can come from plants too!)? Play this sorting game to learn which fruits/veggies are seeds, stems, flowers & more. bit.ly/30V45Na

Yummy! #Chef Ruffin w/ @williamramsayes & @JohnAdamsElem Cafe Teams have been cooking up a student favorite...Mexican Lasagna! This delicious, meatless version features @MarzettiFS WG lasagna noodles, cheese, beans, and salsa 😋. Grab them before they’re gone!