MEALS & PRICES
House Bill 1238 "Meals for Washington Students Fund" requires local education agencies to provide meals at no cost to students enrolled at elementary schools where 30% or more of enrolled children are eligible for free or reduced priced meals. Blaine Primary and Blaine Elementary are eligible to participate and will offer one breakfast and one lunch per day at no cost, regardless of family income, to ALL students attending these schools. It is critical for families that may qualify for meal benefits based on household income submit a new 2024-25 Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) application in order for us to continue offering this benefit. Please visit the Free and Reduced Application page for information.
MEALS
Breakfast is available every day at the Primary, Elementary, and Middle Schools. HS students are invited to pick up their meals at Blaine Middle School cafeteria. Each breakfast consists of an entree and choice of fruit and milk. Lunch choices expand as a student progresses from Primary to Elementary to Middle and High Schools. All meals include fruits, vegetables and milk.
Breakfast:
All students will be offered an entree with choice of fruit and milk.
Lunch:
Primary and Elementary students will be offered a main course each day along with choices of fruits, vegetables, and milk.
Middle School and High School students will have a choice between the hot lunch of the day or a variety of other options. Choices will be offered for fruits, vegetables, and milk daily.
OFFER VERSUS SERVE (OVS)
A lunch consists of 5 basic food components: meat or meat alternate, vegetable, fruit, grain, and milk. Students must select at least 3 of these components for a complete meal (one of which must be a fruit or vegetable).
A breakfast consists of 4 food components: 2 grains (or 1 grain and 1 meat/meat alternate), fruit/vegetable, and milk. Students must select 3 of these items for a complete meal (one of which must be a fruit or vegetable). This is a USDA requirement for schools that participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (NSLP and SBP). More information can be found here: USDA
All meals will meet or exceed the USDA Child Nutrition Services meal pattern requirements per grade band
MEAL PRICES 2024-2025
MEAL PRICES 2024-2025 | BREAKFAST P-5 | BREAKFAST 6-12 | LUNCH P-5 | LUNCH 6-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
*Regular priced meals per grade groups | *Free for the first daily breakfast, $1.75 for each additional entree | $2.00 | *Free for the first daily lunch, $3.40 for each additional entree | 3.65 |
Students who have submitted and are approved for free or reduced priced meals | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Milk (included with meal purchase - all others charged regardless of Free/Reduced eligibility) | .50 | .50 | .50 | .50 |
Adult Breakfast | $3.00 | 3.00 | ||
Adult Lunch | $5.00 | $5.00 | ||
*Students who attend Blaine Primary and Blaine Elementary will not be charged for one breakfast and one lunch per day per HB 1238. Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) applications still required. | ||||