Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) provides meal services for our students. Lunch is offered at all schools. Brunch is available at middle and high schools. Snacks or a la carte items are offered during brunch and lunch at middle schools and high schools.

We partner with Whole Foods Market and other natural food providers to include only the freshest ingredients and many natural and organic products in our meals. Every meal is homestyle, kid-friendly, and made with care daily. Our food standards are:

Food Standards

• Our meats, baked goods and produce meet Whole Foods Market’s quality standards.
• Our milk and meats are rBST-free, hormone-free and antibiotic-free.
• Our food is prepared fresh daily; we do not serve fried, processed, or re-heated food.
• We feature foods that have NO high fructose corn syrup, transfats, artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats.
• Revolution Foods uses seasonal, organic and locally produced ingredients whenever possible.

Meal Prices

Lunch prices are as follows:			Brunch available at all secondary schools
Elementary School Menu	$3.75		Brunch:	$2.50
Secondary Brunch Menu	$2.50		*Reduced price brunch	$.30
Secondary Lunch Menu	$4.25
*Reduced Price Lunch	$.40

*Families may be eligible for free or reduced priced meals. To apply, download and complete a Free and Reduce Meals Application or you may pick up an application at your school site, or at Student Nutrition Services, at 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

Payment Methods

Parents interested in participating in our lunch program could choose one of the following methods of payment for meal purchases:

1. Cash Payment – This option is for parents who wish to pay for school meals with cash. Students need to bring cash every time he/she purchases lunch.
2. Account Payment – This option is for parents who wish to pay for school meals without sending cash to school. You can simply send a check, made out to PAUSD, to your child’s school or to Student Nutrition Services at 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The amount sent will be deposited into your child’s lunch account. Or you could visit www.lunchdeposit.com, open an account and charge to your credit card. There is a $3 transaction fee each time funds are deposited on www.lunchdeposit.com)

• We encourage all parents to open an account. This service is free and you can view all your students lunch activities and balance.
• All lunches at the elementary schools are pre-ordered, in class by 9:00 a.m. each school day. Students are held responsible for paying once they ordered a lunch - their accounts will be debited for one lunch or cash will be collected at lunch time.
• Middle School and High School students can purchase food by cash or on account. To purchase on account, students would enter his or her pin # at the cash register. For pin # or other questions about meal plans, contact Student Nutrition Services or call (650) 329-3806.
  

For questions about meal plans, contact Student Nutrition Services or call (650) 329-3806.