Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., stopped by the Capitol on Wednesday to tout new Texas laws requiring warning labels on food products containing certain chemicals and mandating exercise and nutrition courses in schools as critical to his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.  view article

Paris ISD is excited to announce a new partnership that will bring fresh, innovative ideas to school meals. Professional chefs with Walker Quality Services are visiting the district to consult with student nutrition staff, ensuring that meals served meet national nutrition standards while also being delicious and appealing to students. view article

With growing numbers of hungry students and SNAP cuts looming, Denton ISD says all will still be fed view article

The Canutillo Independent School District will provide free dinners to children starting on Monday, Aug. 4, according to the news release by the school district. According to Canutillo ISD, as part of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, the school district will orovide free dinners to children ages 1 through 18 years old, regardless of enrollment in Canutillo ISD. view article

Richardson ISD is implementing a new meal charge procedure that limits the amount of debt kids can incur before they receive an alternative meal. In the 2025-2026 school year, a student with an insufficient balance on their school meal account will be allowed a five-day grace period to continue to purchase meals, the district said. Elementary students can purchase meals until they reach a negative balance of $25.75 and up to $26.50 for secondary students. view article

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Pleasant Grove Independent School District's Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Monday afternoon where multiple considerations were approved by the board. view article

North East Independent School District nutrition staff shared the importance of both flavor and nutrition with school districts attending the School Nutrition Association’s Annual Conference. During the conference, which took place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, they focused on their iconic Enchilada Wednesday, which students look forward to. view article

The Killeen Independent School District will continue to offer free school lunches at 38 campuses through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during the 2025–26 school year, district officials announced. students in line for food at cafeteria The CEP program, part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, allows eligible schools to provide free meals to all students without requiring families to apply for free or reduced-price meals. In addition, all KISD campuses will continue offering free breakfast to students districtwide. view article

“We’ve got a great place, but you know, money’s not abundant, so we’re filling that gap so kids don’t go hungry,” said Superintendent Larry Calhoun. The program ends on Thursday of this week. Lunch is 10:30 a.m. to noon. The program takes place at 501 East Henderson Street, in the cafeteria building view article

The Navarro ISD proudly announces that its Child Nutrition Department, under the exceptional leadership of Director Carlette Drabek, has been awarded the prestigious “Cream of the Crop” honor by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) MegaCon on Friday, May 23, 2025. This groundbreaking achievement recognizes NISD’s unparalleled commitment to student nutrition and marks a significant milestone in the department’s history of excellence. view article

The program would give low income families an extra $120 per child for summer lunches, but federal debate about food benefits could endanger the program. view article

With a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Frisco ISD will continue to offer free meals to students in Frisco through July 22. Any Frisco student, including those enrolled in charter, private and homeschool, is eligible to receive five days of breakfast and lunch each week. Advanced registration is required. view article

Curbside meals will resume Wednesday, January 20. Meals will not be served on Monday, January 18 due to the holiday. Free school meals for ALL Humble ISD students extended through May 28, 2021 All Humble ISD students, regardless of meal eligibility (free, reduced, or full paid), will continue to receive one breakfast meal and one lunch meal per school day at NO COST for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. view article

Beginning Dec. 7, Fort Bend ISD will provide grab-and-go meals for students two days a week instead of daily, according to a Dec. 1 press release from the district. FBISD will also begin offering dinner meals for pickup. On Mondays, families will be able to pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner for Monday through Wednesday, and on Thursdays, meals will be available for Thursday through Saturday. view article

Beginning June 3, Curbside Grab and Go meal service will continue under the National School Meal Program through July 28. At the specified locations, distribution of five breakfast and five lunches is available to any child age 18 or younger every Wednesday. NO applications are needed for summer meals but the child must be present. view article

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Starting April 6, students at the Amarillo Independent School District will have new options when it comes to meal and internet service. According to a release issued Friday, the district will now hand out breakfast and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., replacing the prior 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. breakfast pickup. view article

The Houston Independent School District announced on Wednesday that it had received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture to waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program. "All HISD students will eat all school meals for free during the 2017-2018 school year," the district said in a release Wednesday morning. Families still need to apply for this waiver though. view article

Fort Bend ISD is going to begin serving up something different for some students who continually fail to pay for their lunches -- a cold cheese sandwich with a side of milk, and that's not sitting well with some parents. We're not talking about students who qualify for free school meals. But apparently, these repeat offenders have gotten so "forgetful" that it's draining the district's budget by hundreds of thousands of dollars. view article

Because of a federal rule, kids throw away millions of dollars of fruits and vegetables every single day at school. But a new study shows a simple, no-cost trick that should leave federal policy makers saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?” When recess takes place before kids sit down to eat – instead of after - fruit and vegetable consumption increases by 54%. view article

Beaumont Public Health director Sherry Ulmer says West Brook High School cafeteria workers did not want old sandwiches to rot outside during the Beaumont Independent School District Thanksgiving week-long break, since they were not sure when the trash would be collected.  view article