Food Service

Director: Joni Bilderbeck, Phone 587-1693

About our Program

It is a well known fact that hungry students cannot learn! The better nourished student has better attendance, is more attentive, has less discipline problems, and has more energy to participate in school day activities. What better reason could there be to have your child participate in our National School breakfast and lunch program. Nutritious, well-balanced meals are offered every school day in all of our schools.

Our Staff
Alamosa Schools Food Service employees have been well trained in sanitation and safety, quantity food preparation, menu planning, meal requirements, record keeping, personnel management, merchandising, and other related areas. They are experts in their fields. Please feel free to stop in and visit anytime. 

Meal Requirements
School breakfast provides a serving of fruit, milk, and either, 2 servings of bread, or 1 serving of a meat and bread. School Lunch provides a serving of meat, fruit, vegetables, bread, and milk. Portion sizes are varied by age and grade group to assure the nutritional needs of students are met.

Offer vs. Serve
All school cafeterias in Alamosa School District operate under the provision called "offer vs. serve," which is mandated in high school and recommended for others. This means that students are offered a variety of menus and foods to choose from within a menu, rather than serving them all five menu components with no choice. The rationale for this provision is that students will select and consume the foods they like, which is preferable to serving foods they do not like and will just throw away. Students are offered and encouraged to eat all five components from the menu but if they do not want the full meal, they must select at least three of the five components. Offer vs. Serve is practiced during the breakfast meal also, and students may select three of the four food components offered. 

Summer Food Service Program
Good nutrition is essential for the effective learning every day, all year long. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition. Children who aren't hungry learn better, act better and feel better. Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps children get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school. In Alamosa School District we will have 2 open-sites (SFSP). One will be at Boyd Elementary and the other at Ortega Middle School. This is free to all kids ages 1-18. For more information on the Summer Food Service program contact Joni Bilderbeck at 587-1693.

Non Discrimination
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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