Ithaca School Food

09/25/2026

Ithaca city school district is breading tofu for lunch Tuesday to go with veggie eggrolls with orange dipping sauce.

09/19/2026

We work with the Chef Ann Foundation throughout our county. We have a great group of leaders. This has allowed us to support each other and start more scratch cooking in our school’s. Change has to start with us.

Ultraprocessed chicken nuggets shouldn’t be the defining protein of the American school lunch.

Yet a new report from Friends of the Earth and Chef Ann Foundation reveals that 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 breaded chicken products are America’s most common school lunch entrée, served on more than half of school days. 🍗This is a direct result of a broken system that leads children to consume high amounts of processed meat and cheese, which can cause negative health impacts.

To serve children higher-quality animal and plant proteins in school meals, we must overhaul the school food system and update federal policies so schools have the equipment, funding, and ingredients to 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.

⏱️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Every day we delay passing critical policy, like the Scratch Cooking Act, millions of kids are more likely to have increased health risks like cancer, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Read the report, get informed, and advocate for scratch-cooked school meals today. ➡️ [https://foe.org/resources/beyond-the-nugget/]

09/16/2026

We are making our own house-made mushroom and black bean burgers this year. We roasted off some portobello mushrooms, add black beans, some chopped broccoli, red onions and seasonings. We chill the mixture before adding it to our burger machine to portion out. Mushrooms in Schools

09/11/2026

Think back to our own school days, when the milk cartons were never cold enough.
At ICSD we use bulk milk dispensers. Instead of grabbing a prepackaged carton, students use a reusable cups to pour their milk the exact amount they want.The milk stays significantly colder and fresher. With it tasting better, students are drinking more, pouring less down the drain. This is a victory for the environment as the waste from a single used carton drops dramatically.
“Bulk Milk has created excitement for the students, and they have said that the milk taste fresher. The fresh taste comes from more precise temperature control that is inherent to the bulk milk dispenser”. ~Beth Krause Ithaca city school District (NY) Chef Ann Foundation

07/24/2026

Our students need you? Come help serve lunch & Breakfast. We have several positions available. FT & PT. Have questions? Reply below, or use the QR code, if you do lets us know in the comments. See you in September. 🤗

07/01/2026

Free Breakfast & Lunch come check it out.

05/04/2026

Boynton Central Kitchen, roast 100 pounds of potatoes daily for all 13 ICSD buildings . 🔥🥔