Nutrition Services Overview

The Quest for School Breakfast

National School Breakfast Week Campaign Encourages Students to Try School Breakfast

To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, San Juan Unified School District schools will celebrate National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) during March 2 - 6, 2026.

Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for many families to find time for a healthy breakfast. Fortunately, our schools offer nutrition school breakfasts, complete with fruit and low-fat or fat-free milk, to ensure students are fueled for learning every school day.

The 2026 NSBW campaign theme, "The Quest for School Breakfast", reminds the entire school community that school breakfast provides a healthy and energizing start to the day for students. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:

Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math
Score higher on standardized tests
Have better concentration and memory
Be more alert
Maintain a healthy weight

School nutrition professionals and students will be encouraged to show their enthusiasm for school breakfast from March 2 - 6. To celebrate School Breakfast Week, students at San Juan Unified School District schools are going to be signing a poster to recognize and say "Thank You" to their kitchen staff.

"A healthy breakfast at the start of the day is a great way to ensure students are nourished and ready to learn." said Sneh Nair, Director for Nutrition Services. "National School Breakfast Week helps us educate parents and students about all the nutritious and delicious choices we offer."

About National School Breakfast Week

National School Breakfast Week was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program, a federally assisted meal program operating in public and non-profit private schools and residential childcare institutions since 1975.

Supporting Our Students

Under California’s Universal Meals Program, all San Juan Unified School District students can enjoy a breakfast and lunch at no cost every school day when on campus .

Together, we can ensure every student stays nourished, supported, and ready to learn.

About Our Meal Program

We know that good nutrition and learning go hand in hand.

The Nutrition Services team is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well being and their ability to learn. We support learning by promoting healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.

San Juan Unified participates in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. All San Juan district schools will participate in the Community Eligibility Provision program (CEP). This means that federal meal applications will not be required.

*The district will still be requesting School Funding Forms from households with a student enrolled in the district. However, receipt of free breakfast and lunch meals does not depend on returning the form.

School meals follow the standards set by USDA. Whole grains, lean proteins, dairy and fresh fruits and vegetables make up the meals that give students nutrition for learning and lifelong good nutrition. Current guidelines for lunch require us to offer 5 components daily - fruits, vegetables, whole grains, meat/meat alternates and milk. A student must take at least 3 of the 5 required components and at least 1 of those 3 must be a fruit or vegetable. A vegetarian option is offered daily.

All meals must be consumed on site.

Universal Meals

Second Meals

Online prepayments for second meals is now available through the TITAN Family Portal. Instructions are available in multiple languages (English, Spanish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Persian, Russian)

Second Meal Prices - effective February 3, 2025

Second Meal	Elementary and K-8 Schools	Middle and High School
Breakfast	$3.80	$3.80
Lunch	$5.50	$5.50

Adults do not fall under California Universal Meals and must pay for all meals purchased. Adult meal prices are as follows.

Breakfast - $5.10
Lunch - $7.00

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