Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program 2017-18
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is back for the 2017-18 school year! This program is made possible by a federally-funded grant administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. […]
Menu Feedback & New Additions
Gathering feedback and continually updating our menus helps us to better serve thousands of students who participate in our school breakfast and lunch programs. […]
St. Joseph’s Prep Summer Donation
Thanks to a wonderful partnership with St. Joe’s Prep, NDS has been able get the Summer Meals Program off to a great start for the summer sites. […]
Community Eligibility Provision
NDS is pleased to announce that over 75% of our partner schools will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in the 2015-16 school year. […]
Summer Meals Program 2015
There is less than one month until the first day of the summer meals program, but it is not too late to sign up to serve meals. Summer meals fill an important nutrition gap in the months when students ages 18 and under do not have access to school breakfast and lunch. […]
National Nutrition Month
In March, Nutritional Development Services is looking forward to celebrating National Nutrition Month. We have planned some exciting events in this month, and we are also available to help you with your healthy school functions! […]
Study Finds School Lunches More Nutritious than Packed Lunches
Researchers in a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior have found that National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals are more nutritious than lunches brought from home. […]
CEP Has Increased Participation
NDS has greatly expanded access to healthy meals with the introduction of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) at the start of this school year. For 17,256 students at 60 schools sponsored by NDS, breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost at school each day. We now have data to quantify the impact of CEP on participation in school meals. […]
PrimeroEdge Point of Service
This fall, Nutritional Development Services began rolling out a new electronic point of service system to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. NDS provides touch-screen laptops equipped with PrimeroEdge software on which school managers can record meals served. […]
Staff Appreciation Lunch
Ensuring that children receive nutritious school meals requires school-wide cooperation. Yesterday, we were able to give back to staff by offering a complimentary healthy school meal to staff members at our partner schools. […]