CCSS Child Nutrition

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

🥬 Taste Testing in the Cafeteria! 🥬

Ms. Rittell’s class had a great time participating in a taste test in the cafeteria! Our cafeteria team prepared Roasted Cabbage and Smothered Cabbage for the students to try.

At Child Nutrition, we love introducing our students to new foods and encouraging them to enjoy a variety of vegetables. Sometimes all it takes is a taste to discover a new favorite! 💚

And guess what? These students LOVED the cabbage! 😋🥬

Because of their great response, we’re excited to add cabbage dishes to our fall menus!

🌱 Why is cabbage a great choice?
🥬 Rich in Vitamin C to support a healthy immune system
💚 A good source of Vitamin K, which supports healthy bones
🌿 Provides fiber to help support healthy digestion
💪 Contains antioxidants that help protect the body’s cells
🍽️ Low in calories and a nutritious addition to meals

We are so proud of our students for being willing to try something new! A healthy habit today can lead to healthy choices for a lifetime. ❤️

09/03/2026

🍽️ Delicious Choices at the High School Today! 🍽️

Our cafeteria crew is serving up some delicious meals for our high school students today! ❤️

Today’s menu includes:
🍗 Popcorn Chicken & Macaroni and Cheese
🥗 Grilled Chicken Salad
🧀 Charcuterie Plate

Our Child Nutrition staff truly enjoys preparing delicious meals and creating great choices for our students. It’s always rewarding to see the students enjoying the food we serve!

Wishing all of our students a wonderful school year filled with success, growth, and great memories! 📚✨

08/31/2026

🍎🥪 September Breakfast & Lunch Menus Are Here! 🥛🍓

We’re excited to share our September breakfast and lunch menus! 📅🍽️

Please come eat with us in the cafeteria! We would love to see our students enjoying a delicious meal with us. ❤️

Whether it’s breakfast to start the day or lunch to keep you going, we’re happy to serve you! 😊

📋 Check out the September menus below, and we’ll see you in the cafeteria!

Come eat with us—we’d love to have you! 🍎💙

08/27/2026

🍓🍠 Delicious Meals Made with Heart! 🍽️❤️

Our students enjoyed some delicious meals from our school kitchens this week, and we couldn’t be prouder of the amazing cooks who put so much time, care, and heart into every meal they prepare for our students!

Take a look at these pictures—you’ll see lots of homemade, made-from-scratch meals prepared right here in our school kitchens. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳✨

We’re also proud to serve fresh strawberries, sweet potatoes, squash and zucchini from local Louisiana farmers! 🍓🍠

Supporting our local farmers while providing our students with fresh, quality food is something we truly value.

From our school kitchens to our local farms, we’re committed to giving our students the best meals made with the best ingredients—and lots of love! 💚

08/27/2026

What a hot one! ☀️🌱

Thank you to everyone who came out for our garden work day at CIS! We appreciate all the hard work and helping hands that made it possible to get this task completed. 💚

We still have a little work to do, but we’re making great progress! Soon, our students will be able to start planting with Ms. Rittell. 🌻🥕🍅

We’ll keep everyone posted on what’s growing in our gardens. We can’t wait to watch them grow and see what our students plant! 🌱✨

08/27/2026

08/24/2026

Let's have a great day 🍌with Central Intermediate School CCSS Child Nutrition Central Community School System! This week's Tray of the Week is tangy, colorful and delicious. The tray features: an orange chicken bowl with bite-sized chicken pieces tossed in a sweet-and-tangy citrus glaze with fluffy fried rice, steamed broccoli, an egg roll, fresh banana and cold milk! This tray is a great example of expanding the flavor profile of menu choices while simultaneously sticking to the USDA guidelines for sodium. School lunches must offer five required food components (fruits, vegetables, milk, grains, and meats/meat alternates) in age-appropriate portions. They must also meet federal limits on calories, saturated fat, sodium, and newly introduced restrictions on added sugars. Well done CCSS Child Nutrition Staff! We are proud of you. 🥦 School Nutrition Association of Louisiana

08/20/2026

🍊🥢 What’s for Lunch at CIS? 🥢🍊

Today at Central Intermediate School, we served up a delicious Orange Chicken Bowl! Our students got to enjoy:

🍗 Orange Chicken
🍚 Egg Fried Rice
🥠 Egg Roll
🥦 Steamed Broccoli
🍌 Fresh Banana
🥛 Milk

We can’t wait to hear what our students think! We’re excited to offer fun, delicious meals that give our students something to look forward to at lunchtime. ❤️

Great job, CIS! We hope everyone enjoys their Orange Chicken Bowl! 😋🍊

08/19/2026

☀️With school starting for a lot of Louisiana students this week, we thought it'd be a good time to remind you that SUN Bucks is still available. 📚

Sign up if you haven't yet: https://ldh.la.gov/page/sun-bucks