Food Services - Goodwin Magnet System
Food Services
At Goodwin University Magnet School System, we know that education takes energy, and full stomachs fuel that energy; that's why we offer healthy, delicious meals prepared daily. We believe it is important to provide a high quality Food Service Program at each of our schools.
Children who eat well-balanced meals and are physically healthy are more likely to learn in the classroom. The link between good nutrition and good education is clearly demonstrated by better attendance, higher test scores, and fewer behavioral problems in school.
We are pleased to inform you that Goodwin University Magnet School System will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
What does this mean for you and your children attending the schools identified below?
Great news! All enrolled students of Goodwin University Magnet School System are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at
no cost
to your household each day of the school year. Your children will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.
Welcome back Whitsons Culinary Group!
We are excited to continue our partnership and look forward to providing excellent, fresh, healthy food choices for each student.
Whitsons Culinary Group is among the region’s largest and most innovative food service companies.  Headquartered on Long Island, New York, in partnership with GenNx360, they are a family operated, NMSDC-certified minority owned company.  Their diverse leadership team provides business guidance and resources that enable them to offer innovative products and services and build an inclusive culture, benefitting their customers and team members in the communities that they serve.
How much do breakfast and lunch cost?
How do I communicate a dietary restriction and how does the district accommodate a request?
Where can I access the menus online?
How can I purchase an additional meal?
What items must be part of a school lunch or breakfast?
Do students have to select everything that is offered?
What are the portion sizes?
How can students/families provide feedback?
As a CEP school district, Goodwin University Magnet School System (GUMSS) offers one breakfast and one lunch daily to all enrolled students AT NO CHARGE.
If a student has a dietary restriction that requires a menu modification, a specific medical form (provided by the district) must be completed by a CSDE medical authority and submitted to the food service director. All accommodations supported by the Medical Statement will be followed by the food service program. Additional menu requests can be made to the food service director and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We strive to be able to serve nutritious meals to ALL students and are happy to consider all requests for special dietary needs.
Menus can be accessed through
An additional full 2nd lunch meal is available for $3.50. Money must be in a student's meal account or the meal paid for at the time of purchase. There is no charging of second meals or a la carte items.
A complete breakfast includes 1 or 2 fruit choices: a juice, canned fruit in juice or light syrup, dried fruit, or fresh fruit; 1 or 2 grain choices: cereal, bagel, breakfast pastries, etc. and 1% white or fat free chocolate milk. A complete lunch includes 1 or 2 fruit choices, 2 vegetable choices, 2 grain servings, 2 or more oz of a meat or meat alternate and 8 oz of milk. Grades 9-12 are allowed more portions to meet higher calorie needs.
No, a student can select certain foods and decline others. What a student MUST select to receive the meal at no charge is at least 1 fruit and 2 other servings at breakfast, and at least one serving of a fruit or vegetable and 2 other food group foods at lunch. These are considered “reimbursable meals” and are offered to each student AT NO CHARGE.
Fruits and vegetables are served in ½ c portions except for leafy salads, which are 1 full cup. Grain servings are usually 1-2 oz in weight depending on the grade level being served, milk is an 8 oz serving for all grade levels, and the meat/meat alternate (protein) is at least 2 oz and occasionally more.
All comments and suggestions can be sent to GUMSS Food Services Director, Christine Wallace, at
cwallace@goodwinmagnetsystem.org
or the GUMSS General Manager from Whitsons Culinary Group, Nicole Demers, at
ndemers@goodwinmagnetsystem.org
Click on the above FD MealPlanner logo to access this month's menus. Search "Goodwin" and select your scholar's school.
Contact our Food Services Director,
Christine Wallace
, at
cwallace@goodwinmagnetsystem.org
Contact the Goodwin University Magnet School System General Manager from Whitsons Culinary Group,
Nicole Demers
, at
ndemers@goodwinmagnetsystem.org
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