Nutrition Services

Welcome

Laramie County School District #2 recognizes that well-nourished children are better equipped to learn. Providing healthy food and nutrition education are the key ingredients in educating students to make choices that will develop into life-long, healthy eating habits. 

 

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School Meals are Safe

Food safety is our top priority! The CDC, FDA and the World Health Organization all stress that there is no evidence COVID-19 spreads via food or food packaging. Whether meals are served in school or at the On-the Go kiosks, school meal preparation is conducted in strict adherence with federal, state and local safety regulations. In addition, CDC and FDA procedures are in place to protect school nutrition staff and the students they serve, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment, additional cleaning of food preparations and service areas, and regular training on proper hygiene practices and food safety measures. 

 

 

We’re thrilled to announce LINQ Connect- our new platform to simplify school related payments like lunches, field trips, activities, yearbooks and much more.

Download the app from your app store or visit linqconnect.com to register.

 

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Free and Reduced Meal Applications

Your family may qualify for free or reduced price meals. Request a form from the school or district office, or click here for an online form. We accept applications at any time throughout the school year.

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Special Diets

Special dietary needs? No worries. Simply download the Special Dietary Needs Form, and return the completed form to the school nurse - who will work with our food service director to develop a nutrition plan that accommodates your child's needs. 
 

 

Meal Prices for 2024-2025

 

 

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Food Service Provider

LCSD 2 will offer a variety of services, including provision of school meals and snacks for all schools in compliance with the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, as well as catering for events, meetings, and concessions. The promise is "to extend our passion, dedication, knowledge and enthusiasm into serving each student delicious and nutritious meals."  

 

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National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
LCSD#2’s food services operates under the federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). These programs are designed to promote the health and well-being of our children by providing nutritious meals to children in public and private schools as well as residential child care institutions. Schools participating in these programs are required to provide meals that contain one-third of the Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs) for protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C and calories with no more than 30% of the calories from fat and less than 10% of the calories from saturated fat.

Our district offers our students the following meal programs:

• Elementary Schools:

  • Breakfast in the Classroom

  • Lunch in the cafeteria
     

• JR/SR High Schools:

  • Breakfast before school - at the JR/SR high commons

  • Second Chance breakfast - at the mobile cart between 2nd and 3rd hours

  • Lunch - in the elementary cafeteria

  • On the Go lunch - at the kiosks located in the JR/SR commons 

https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp

https://www.fns.usda.gov/sbp/school-breakfast-program
 

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Farm to School Program
LCSD#2 strives to provide our students with healthy, local foods by participating in the farm to school program.  If you would like to donate. The goals of our program are to:

• Serve healthy, high-quality meals to our students

• Increase participation in our meal programs

• Promote agricultural, health, and nutrition education

• Support our local and regional producers

• Decrease plate waste

Sponsors donations will be featured in our school cafeterias, social media, and morning announcements.  

We are currently accepting donations of beef and swine.
Please contact Heather.lerwick@laramie2.org for more information.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/cfs
 

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Offer Versus Serve
LCSD#2 practices "offer vs. serve", which allows our students to select at least three of five food items offered during lunch, and one of the four items offered during breakfast - with one of the items being the required serving of fruit or vegetable - for a complete meal. By offering food choices, students are more likely to eat the food items selected rather than throw them away. As a result, Offer Versus Serve can save school districts money through avoided purchasing and disposal costs.  

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Our District also participates in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), which provides all children in participating elementary schools with a variety of free, fresh fruits and vegetables at a designated snack time during the school day. It is an effective and creative way of introducing fresh fruits and vegetables as healthy snack options, and is seen as an important catalyst for change in efforts to combat childhood obesity by helping children learn more healthful eating habits. LCSD#2 is able to offer this program in all of our elementary schools for the 2019-2020 school year, through grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), administered by the Wyoming Department of Education.
 

https://www.fns.usda.gov/ffvp/fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-program

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Smart Snacks

All foods sold at school during the school day are required to meet nutrition standards. The Smart Snacks in School regulation applies to foods sold a la carte, in the school store, vending machines, and any other venues where food is sold to students. Click the link below for more information.

 

Smart Snack Resources

Smart Snack Calculator

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Wellness
For Information on the District's Wellness Policy and for Resources, please select "Wellness" from the Services menu.

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442 or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Derechos civiles - Versión en español