School Nutrition Programs:
Examples & Ideas


Snack

Soft Pretzel
Fruit Juice
Carrot sticks w/ranch dip
Milk
Animal Crackers
Fruit Juice
Apple slices w/peanut butter & raisins
Juice
Cold Cereal
Milk
Blueberry muffin
Orange juice
Pretzels
Milk
Celery sticks with peanut butter
Milk
Sliced Bagel with Cream Cheese
Milk
Fruit yogurt
Graham crackers
Apple juice
Trail Mix
Apples
Milk
PB&J sandwich
Milk
Clodhoppers
Milk
Apple wedges & cheese cubes
Juice
Turkey & Cheese Rollup
Milk
Animal crackers
Milk
Cinnamon Toast Cereal Bar
Milk
Mandarin oranges & pineapple tidbits w/ vanilla yogurt topping
Fruit Juice
Biscuits
Jelly
Fruit Juice
Hard boiled egg
Juice
Cinnamon Roll
Milk
Low fat yogurt
Orange
Water
Fish Shaped Crackers
Milk
Applesauce cups
Graham crackers
Milk
Cheese & Crackers
Milk
Ritz crackers
Cheese cubes
Apple slices
Fruit Juice
Granola Bar
Fruit Juice
Cucumber & carrot sticks w/low fat dip
Milk
Mini Muffin Loaves
Milk
Assorted cold cereal w/sliced bananas
Milk
Applesauce
Ginger Snaps
Fruit Juice
Hard pretzels
Orange juice
Mozzarella stick
Fruit Juice
Graham Crackers
Milk


Supper

Examples of simple, appealing, and nutritious supper that meet the federal guidelines:

Hot Meals

  • Baked chicken, whole wheat roll, cucumber sticks, sliced peaches, low-fat milk
  • Vegetable pizza, freshgreen beans, grapes, low-fat milk
  • Bean quesadilla, corn,watermelon, low-fat milk
  • Rotini with meat sauce,diced pears, baby carrots, low-fat milk

Cold Meals

  • Turkey sandwich on wholewheat bread with sliced tomatoes and lettuce, fresh pear, low-fat milk
  • Chicken in a whole wheatwrap with baby carrots, apple slices and low-fat milk
  • Tuna salad in a pitapocket with sliced tomatoes and lettuce, orange slices, low-fat milk
  • Ham and cheese sandwich onwhole wheat bread, snow peas, sliced melon, low-fat milk