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Meal Program

At CSMH, students are served breakfast and lunch. We contract with The LunchMaster who delivers freshly made food to our campus each day. CSMH participates in the CA Universal Meals Program. Breakfast and lunch are offered daily at no charge to all students.  For a preview of May 2024 monthly menu, please click here.
  
Breakfast is served daily between 7:35 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Lunch is served daily between 11:40 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
 
Menus are subject to change.
 

Meal Information

Consider checking out the California Department of Education, Child Nutrition programs website here!  All school programs must follow caloric limitations like the following:
 
  • ½ to 1 cup of fruit per day
  • ¾ to 1 cup of vegetables per day
  • 1-2 ounces of whole grains per day
  • 1-2 ounces of meat or meat alternatives per day
  • 1 cup of milk per day (2 fat contents and 2 flavors must be offered)
  • Calorie limits of 550-850 calories per meal
  • Fat, sugar, and sodium limits daily

 

Lunch meal pattern requirements can be found here, and breakfast requirements are here.

 

Want to know about sugar? There are currently no limits on sugar. However, new rules are being proposed!

This rule proposes a two-phase approach for limiting added sugars in the school lunch and breakfast programs.  

  1. Product-based limits: Beginning in school year (SY) 2025-26, the rule proposes limits on products that are the leading sources of added sugars in school meals:  
    1. Grain-based desserts (cereal bars, doughnuts, sweet rolls, toaster pastries, coffee cakes, and fruit turnovers) would be limited to no more than 2 ounce equivalents per week in school breakfast, consistent with the current limit for school lunch.  
    2. Breakfast cereals would be limited to no more than 6 grams of added sugars per dry ounce. This would apply to CACFP as well, replacing the current total sugars limit. 
    3. Yogurts would be limited to no more than 12 grams of added sugars per 6 ounces.  
    4. Flavored milks would be limited to no more than 10 grams of added sugars per 8 fluid ounces for milk served with school lunch or breakfast. For flavored milk sold outside of the meal (as a competitive beverage for middle and high school students), the limit would be 15 grams of added sugars per 12 fluid ounces.  
  2. Overall weekly limit: Beginning in SY 2027-28, this rule proposes limiting added sugars to an average of less than 10% of calories per meal, for both school breakfasts and lunches. This weekly limit would be in addition to the product-based limits described above.  
 
Free and Reduced Meal Application
Even though CSMH participates in the CA Universal Meals Program and serves free meals to all students, we strongly encourage families to complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Application. Having accurate numbers of students who qualify for this program assists the school in receiving money.
 
Free/Reduced Meal Application 2023-24 English
Free/Reduced Meal Application 2023-24 Spanish
 
 
Wellness Policy
CSMH is committed to creating a healthy school environment that enhances the development of lifelong wellness practices to promote healthy physical activities that support student achievement.  
 
Please find the following documents about CSMH's Wellness Policy:
 
 
As CSMH stakeholders, your input is particularly important, and we would be honored to have you as a Wellness Committee member. Please contact Paula Osidak at [email protected] if you would like to attend the meeting, become a Wellness Committee member, or have any questions regarding our food program.
 
Summer Programs and Other Resources
Looking for summer meals - please go to https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder
 
If you need food or know someone who needs resources, here is a food locator tool to find free meals & resources near your neighborhood:
 
 
 
Nondiscrimination Statement:
 
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at:
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
 
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
 
 
This institution is an equal opportunity provider