We continuously strive for a more sustainable school nutrition program. In addition to purchasing local, this year we made the switch from pre-portioned produce to fresh, self serve produce at Urbandale High School. Happy #EarthDay2024! 🌍

Did you know 30-40% of all food produced in the US goes to waste? Find out how we work to reduce wasted food in our schools! sites.google.com/urbandaleschoo… #StopFoodWasteDay #stopfoodwasteday

Congratulations UrbandaleHighSchool Class of 2024! 🎉 Parents, don't forget to check your graduating senior's meal balance and fill out our Refund Request Form to donate, transfer, or refund leftover funds. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We're happy to announce this year's free summer meal locations! bit.ly/3V1gsTB

Year 1 of the HMI grant from Dept. of Agriculture, Chef Ann Foundation, and ActionforHealthyKids has been a game-changer in transforming Urbandale Community School District school lunches. It's beyond just a meal service🍽️Making headway in promoting healthier eating habits, ⬇️sodium levels, & diversifying our meals🍏🥦🍉

We have the best baker in the biz! 👏

Today starts the Summer Meals program that will run through August 15th, 2024. Dates and times vary by location, follow UCSD Nutrition Services for updates! bit.ly/4dJLpCM

Summer is for recharging! Grab a friend and stop by UHS for free breakfast and lunch every day! Meals are available for every child 1-18 years of age. For times, menus, and more visit our website: sites.google.com/.../summer-foo…

Congrats to Lansing Catholic Central HS & Urbandale Community School District for receiving ActionforHealthyKids & USDANutrition's #HealthyMealsIncentives Lunch Trailblazer Award. Both have reduced sodium in school lunch while keeping meals delicious! 🎉Learn more: healthymealsincentives.org/awardee-spotli…

June 17th - 21st is #pollinatorweek! 🐝 We operate our school gardens free from pesticides in order to encourage pollinators to visit, but this can mean having to pick cabbage worms off of broccoli plants. 😅 Like many things, a garden is about balance.

Due to inclement weather we will not be serving summer meals at the Lions Park splash pad today, July 30th. ⛈️ Free meals are still available across the street at Urbandale High School!

*AUGUST 12, 2024: Summer Meals Program Canceled For the Day* Due to a water main break, no meals are able to be served at Urbandale Middle School on Monday, August 12, 2024. We look forward to being operational again soon. Thank you! UCSD Nutrition Services bit.ly/4dJLpCM

A portion of today's ranch seasoned potatoes came straight from our school garden! 🌱Thank you so much to all of our amazing volunteers over the summer; we couldn't have done it without U! #BalancedU #schoolnutrition

Lunch at UHS today was served up by our very own Dr. Daca! 🧑‍🍳 #allaboutU #UHSPride

School meals do more than nourish kids, they also support local farmers! This #FarmToSchoolMonth, we're celebrating our partnership with schools and regional producers that help put healthy, fresh foods on student's plates. Let's lift up local! #FarmToSchool

October is #IowaHealthiestStateMonth! This weekend focus on getting 1 hour or more of physical activity with your family. Consider an evening walk to enjoy autumn's cooler weather, raking leaves together, or even having a dance party at home! 🎶 #BalancedU

UMS students got to see this smiling face during lunch today! Thank you Dr. Daca for helping serve up delicious lunches with our Nutrition Services team! 🥗💙 #UCSDPride

Today at UHS we sampled a tasty Korean-inspired dish: BBQ meatballs paired with a delicious kimchi slaw! Keep an eye out for this meal on the UHS and UMS menus this December. 👀 #BalancedU #SchoolNutrition

Students across the district were introduced to #IowaLocal sweet potatoes from TCF.creek.organic.produce this week! 🚜 Check out their Instagram page for a video of the sweet potatoes being processed right on the farm! #BalancedU #FarmtoSchool

Our UrbandaleHighSchool students got their game faces on with today's #superbowl inspired lunch! 🏈 #balancedu