Current Meal Prices for 2010-11
| Elementary Breakfast |
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$1.00 |
| Reduced Breakfast |
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$ .30 |
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| Elementary Lunch |
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$2.00 |
| Middle/High Lunch |
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$2.10 |
| Reduced Lunch |
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$ .40 |
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| Adult Breakfast |
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$a la carte |
| Adult Lunch |
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$a la carte |
Breakfast is available in elementary schools.
Reduced Prices are set by the federal government.
A school breakfast consists of four (4) meal components: one (1) serving of fruit or fruit juice; one (1) serving of milk; two (2) servings of bread or two (2) servings of meat; or one (1) serving of bread and one (1) serving of meat.
A school lunch consists of five (5) meal components: one (1) entrée; one (1) serving of bread (most entrees include the bread, ex. pizza, cheeseburger, popcorn chicken); two (2) servings of the following: vegetable, fruit or fruit juice; one (1) serving of milk.
A school breakfast must consist of at least three (3) but no more than four (4) of the meal components to qualify as a regular priced school breakfast.
A school lunch must consist of at least three (3) but no more than five (5) of the meal components to qualify as a regular priced school lunch.
Students may purchase extras at individual prices. Extras are defined according to the National School Lunch Act. Extras include any beverage or food item fewer than three (3) or above the maximum components for each meal. Extras include a second entrée or second fruit or vegetable, or second serving of milk or fruit juice, as well as, ala carte items that are not part of the National School Lunch Program meal pattern (ex. water, baked chips, cookies).
Visit the child nutrition web page at www.catawbaschools.net for menus, additional child nutrition news and information.