Lunch Menu

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National School Lunch Program

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Well-balanced and nutritious hot lunches are available to all students. Snacks are also served to preschool through 2nd grades each morning.  We are thankful to the parents, members of the congregation, and friends of Zion Academy who have donated cash and snacks to help us with this program.

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We publish lunch menus each month. Menus are posted at school and can be accessed on the TADS Educate website. Meals are ordered daily in the classrooms. All meals include an entree and milk plus fruits, vegetables, and breads to meet the National Hot Lunch Program guidelines. All meals are prepared on-site and served fresh and hot. Menus are subject to change without notice in the event of delivery not being received or other unforeseen circumstances.

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Zion offers a program called “OFFER versus SERVE”. This means that instead of just serving one standard meal, we offer additional fruits and vegetables to let the children make healthy choices. We also allow them to take a smaller portion of food. Sometimes students are overwhelmed by having a large amount of an unfamiliar food and this allows them to try more new things while still choosing their favorites. All hot lunch meals are served with water and a choice of 1% white milk or fat-free chocolate milk. Students can have seconds of milk, side dishes, and main dishes for an extra charge.

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In addition to food that tastes good, we also follow all National School Lunch regulations and policies, our Wellness policy, and the HACCP plan. Our kitchen is regularly inspected by the local health department.

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We are an authorized site for the State of Nebraska Hot Lunch Program and provide Free and Reduced Meals for qualified applicants. All applications are strictly confidential and are available in our office.​