Fresh Lunch Program

ISM families,
We are pleased to announce that effective the 2010-2011 school year, Revolution Foods will now be the lunch provider for ISM's students and staff, providing nutritious and tasty fare!

This organization is on the cutting edge of bringing high quality, nutritious, and varied meals to students and schools across the nation. Revolution Foods has received recognition on Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution website and recently being featured in Time magazine's profile on improving school lunch quality.

With this change comes these benefits:

  • all meals freshly made and delivered daily
  • 5 or more menu choices per day, to include vegetarian and dairy-free options
  • convenient, online ordering and payment at order.revfoods.com
  • meats, baked goods, and produce that meet Whole Foods Market's quality standards
  • embraces ISM's goal of supporting healthy eating and learning

Linked here is the Revolution Foods' Welcome letter to the ISM Community.

Free & Reduced Price Lunches (FRPL)

Applications for the FRPL program are available year around in the ISM front office and are accepted on a ongoing basis. Please return all completed applications to Lisa Wichael-Loomis, Special Program Coordinator

For additional support see the link below for Women Infants and Children. WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Do you have a student with food allergies?
Please review this important information regarding common alergens for all the meals Revolution Foods supplies. Revolution Foods provides a monthly report for their frequently changing recipes.

August Allergens Report

Gluten free/allergy/soy milk?
The “Medstat” form is for food allergies, and the “MealSub” form is for milk. When parents have gluten free/allergy issue they need the MedStat form, and when they need soy milk they need the milk sub form.  Parents, please fax the forms to George Moran at 510-569-2674.

MedStat Form
Milk Sub Form

 

 

 

How do I order ISM school lunches?

Please refer to the linked document for sample menus, fees and ordering instructions.  If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Wichael-Loomis, Special Programs Coordinator

You will have until each Wednesday at 5:00 PM to order your lunches for the following week, or month.

If you need to cancel a lunch you've ordered for your student:
Please email Revolution Food directly. Please note 12 hours is needed for cancellations due to illness.  48 hour cancellations is needed for field trips. Send all cancellations to ISMCANCELLATIONS@REVFOODS.COM

Please make sure you include the following:
Parent Name
Child Name
Date of Cancellation
Meal to be Cancelled

For any additional questions please contact
George Moran
School Representative
Revolution Foods

GMoran@revolutionfoods.com
fax: 510-569-2674
www.revolutionfoods.com

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