Nutrition & Food Services
Parents/Caregivers are welcome to have lunch with their children. Parents/Caregivers are not allowed to bring food that is meant to be shared with other students or whole classes. All visitors must sign in through the office and obtain a photo ID badge prior to going to the cafeteria. Parents/Caregivers may wait in designated areas outside of the cafeteria until their child’s scheduled lunch time.
Cafeteria Service
Both breakfast and lunch can be obtained at school. The school cafeteria serves breakfast from 7:00am until 7:30am each morning. Lunch is served from approximately 10:30am until 1:00pm, with each class having a total of 30 minutes for lunch.
Each student has a lunch account and is assigned a cafeteria PIN number. Caregivers may send cash to school via the teacher or can deliver cash directly to the cafeteria, or can pay online. Caregivers may designate whether children may use the money for milk only, meals, snacks, etc. If no preference is noted, children will be allowed to purchase any item in the line. When your account is getting low, the cafeteria staff will tell your child, notices will be sent home via the backpack, and/or on-line alert notices will occur. Once the account balance reaches zero, the student will be provided up to two more hot meals on credit. Due to the inability to receive reimbursement for more than two hot meals, the cafeteria will provide a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and milk until the account is caught up. Applications for free or reduced meals are available through the office.
Menus
AISD lunch menus are designed to meet federal guidelines set forth by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 which are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Servings of legumes, dark green vegetables and red or orange vegetables are available for all students weekly. All lunches include an entrée, a whole grain item, two servings of vegetables, at least one serving of fruit and low fat or skim milk. Students may select all five components or at least three components including a serving of vegetable or fruit. Meals are priced as a unit; however, each item is available a la carte.
Daily Menus Available Through SchoolCafé
- View breakfast, lunch, and after-school menus, as well as allergens and nutritional information at SchoolCafe.com/AustinISD, or download the SchoolCafé mobile app on Apple or Android devices.
- AISD menus are subject to change due to nationwide supply chain issues and food service worker shortages.
SchoolCafé Resources
- How to create an account, add student(s), make payments, set up automatic payments, and low balance alerts - English / Spanish
- How to complete a free or reduced-price meal benefits application - English / Spanish
Parents must create a new account at www.schoolcafe.com or by downloading the Apple and Android compatible app, called SchoolCafe.
Account Setup
Review the Parent Guide for detailed instructions in English on how to set up your account.
Consulte la Guía para padres para obtener instrucciones detalladas sobre cómo configurar su cuenta.
Add Account Restrictions
If you need to set any restrictions on your student’s purchasing ability or menu item options, please review these instructions.
Visit the AISD Nutrition & Food Services page about:
- Services
- Menus
- Food Allergies Special Diets
- Meal Programs
- Applications, Payments & Meal Prices
- Temporary Food Events
- Initiatives
- Resources
- Job Openings
- Donate to Student Meal Accounts in Need