There are various ways students can qualify for free and reduced price meals. All children in households receiving benefits from SNAP, FDPIR, or TANF, are eligible for free meals. Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals. Children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway, or migrant are eligible for free meals. Children may receive free or reduced price meals if your household’s income is within the limits on the Federal income Eligibility Guidelines.

No, but please read the letter you go carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household were missing from your eligibility notification, contact Lamar Child Nutrition Department immediately at 832-223-0184.

Yes! You are encouraged to complete an online application instead of a paper application if you are able. The online application has the same requirements and will ask you for the same information as the paper application. Visit https://www.schoolcafe.com/ to begin or to learn more about the online application process.

Yes! Your child’s application is only good for that school year and for the first few days of the current school year. You must send in a new application unless the school told you that your child is eligible for the new school year.

Yes! We may also ask you to send written proof of the household income you report.

You can contact the Cybersoft Support line at (855)729-2328 or email at customercare@schoolcafe.com

Payments can be made at your child’s school cafeteria or you can login to SchoolCafe's website for on-line payments.

Payments can be made at your child’s school cafeteria or you can login to SchoolCafe's website for on-line payments.

Yes! You can contact the Food Services Department at (832)223-0180 or through your student’s account in SchoolCafe's website

Menus are planned by a registered dietitian following the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) school nutrition program guidelines. These guidelines are set forth by the US Dietary Guidelines and the Institute of Medicine.

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) guidelines require that we offer three different food components daily (grains, fruit and milk). In order for a breakfast to qualify as a full meal, students must choose at least three items and one of these must be a fruit. We participate in “offer versus serve” which means LCISD offers students a variety of choices daily as well as daily cereal options.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) guidelines require that we offer five different food components daily (meat or meat alternate, grain, fruit, vegetable and milk). In order for a lunch to qualify as a full meal, students must choose at least three of these food components and one of these three must be a fruit or a vegetable. For example: A hamburger (grain and meat) and ½ cup of fruit would be considered a complete meal. Of course, students may select all food components if they choose – hamburger, vegetable, fruit and milk. LCISD offers two different vegetables daily, students are allowed to take both servings.

Serving sizes are planned to be appropriate for the ages of our students. Older students will receive more servings of food items and therefore receive more calories than younger students.

Whole grains are grains that contain the entire grain kernel which is packed with fiber, b-vitamins, iron, protein and healthy fats. Whole grain simply means consuming grains in their “whole” form without being processed or removing any of the kernel. As of July 1, 2014 all grains offered in the SBP and NSLP must be whole grain rich. Whole grain “rich” means that at least half of the grain in a grain product is whole grain.

We offer non-fat unflavored milk, non-fat flavored chocolate milk and non-fat flavored strawberry milk at breakfast and lunch.

We offer a variety of vegetables from the five subgroup categories: dark green, red/orange, legumes, starchy and other. LCISD adds fresh options to our menu as permitted through the seasons and availability.

Students in need of special dietary accommodations must provide a Dietary Accommodations Form signed by a licensed physician identifying the student’s disability, explanation of why the disability restricts the child’s diet, the major life activity affected by the disability and the food or foods to be omitted from the child’s diet. The form can be located on our website or for more information, please contact your school nurse or our district dietitian.

We plan our menus to be “offer versus serve” which means students may pass on the meat offered as long as they have three food components. For example, a complete meal could be a wheat roll, broccoli, mandarin oranges and milk. While vegetarian options may not be offered daily, students can still customize their meals to meet their specific needs.

LCISD can only provide dietary accommodations to students with a valid medical condition and not religious/ preference requests.

The Child Nutrition Department can only add an alert to a student’s account pertaining to dietary accommodations after we have received a valid medical condition request per the Physician’s Request Form for Dietary Accommodations. All other alerts will need to be made by the parent(s)/ guardian(s) through Parent Online.

All pork items are notated so students, parents and staff are aware.