Child Nutrition Services
Mission Statement
Our mission is to contribute to the academic success by encouraging a positive learning experience while promoting life-long healthy eating habits and ensuring all students have access to nutritious, tasty, and affordable meals served by caring professionals in a pleasant environment.
Why Breakfast at School
When students start the day with a nutritious breakfast, they start the day ready to learn. Some students skip breakfast at home because they are not hungry when they first wake up. Many families find it difficult for their children to get up, dressed, fed, and off to school. When parents rely on the school breakfast program, they can be assured that their child will receive a healthy breakfast every day. Riverside School District offers breakfast in the classroom for students at Riverside Traditional and Kings Ridge at no cost!
Culinary at RESD
We are excited to bring hands-on cooking classes for our students! This program is an exciting hands-on cooking activity that will take place prior to lunchtime. Part of the cooking activity will be a tour of the kitchen, students will learn how to properly sanitize and wash their hands, store food, and take temperatures.
Under the guidance of the CNS manager and kitchen leads, students will then help in the preparations of a selected recipe. The cooking activity will take place away from the busy kitchen, and we will not permit use of knives or open flames. Students will then get to share their culinary creations with their favorite school personnel and enjoy a special lunch with their fellow chefs!
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Student Accounts for Meals
Meal Prices
Your child(ren)’s school is approved to operate Community Eligibility Provision. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to receive free meals without having to pay a fee or submit an application.
Free and Reduced
We are committed to providing every student in our school community with all the tools they need to succeed, including nutritious meals that everyone can enjoy together. That is why we are excited to announce that this year, we are using a new school meal program option to offer school breakfast and lunch every day to all students at no charge. All children enrolled in our school can eat for free and there is no application required!
Wellness in the Schools
The Riverside School District student wellness meets the federal mandate PL 108-265 and the ASBA policy JL-RB & JL-RA, student wellness, and policy EFE, competitive food sales/vending machines. For information on the assessment and participation in the wellness meetings, please contact the CNS office.
The purpose of the wellness policy is to provide school environments that promote and protect children’s health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity.
The food service operation provides breakfast and lunch in accordance with the National School Lunch Program and the Arizona Nutrition Standards. Rewards and incentives should be given careful consideration, and food is not to be used as a punishment. Similarly, if food is included in recognition of academic performance, it should be used in the general celebration of the achievement and not as a reward.
Nutrition education is offered to all students. Recess is encouraged to be offered prior to lunch. Our k-8 schools provide adequate physical activity for students and ensure that students are moderately to vigorously active at least 50% of the time while participating in physical education.
Upcoming Meetings
Please contact the CNS office at (602) 272-0006 for meeting details, public participation, and the most recent assessments.
Nutrition News
General Information
Please reach out to your respective schools for support or assistance from the Child Nutrition Services Department.
- Riverside Traditional School
Riverside Traditional School is a Performing Plus School!
1414 South 51st Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85043
Phone: (602) 272-1339
Fax: (602) 477-8921
- Kings Ridge Preparatory Academy
Kings Ridge Preparatory Academy is a Performing Plus School!
3650 South 64th Lane
Phoenix, Arizona 85043
Phone: (602) 477-8960
Fax: (623) 936-5531
- Maricopa Institute of Technology
R2 STEM2 Magnet School serving students in 7–8 grades in a collaborative partnership with EEF MIT STEM2 High School (9–12 grades).
3900 South 55th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85043
Phone: (602) 477-2780
Fax: (602) 272-0309
