Serving Fresh, Local Food Daily!

Western Placer Unified School District is excited to offer free summer meal packages for children 18 and under through our Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meals Program in Sheridan.

Each week, participating children will receive a meal bag containing 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches (14 meals total) to help ensure they have access to nutritious meals throughout the summer. Meals will feature a variety of kid-friendly options, including fresh, locally sourced ingredients, organic ingredients whenever possible, and scratch-made menu items prepared by the WPUSD Nutrition Services team.

Who Can Participate?

• All children 18 and under
• No income requirements
• Children do not need to attend a WPUSD school
• Children do not need to live within WPUSD boundaries

Meal Distribution
📍 Townview Court, Sheridan (cross street: Commercial Place)
📅 Tuesdays, June 16 through August 4
⏰ 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Weekly menus will be posted soon and shared with participating families.

To help us plan meal quantities and communicate important program updates, families are encouraged to complete our Summer Meals Sign-Up Form.

Please help us spread the word! Share this opportunity with friends, neighbors, and family members who may benefit from free summer meals for their children.

Together, we can help ensure children have access to healthy, nutritious meals all summer long.

We are thrilled to announce that this fall, our Food and Nutrition Services department is Eat Real certified at the green tier. This achievement demonstrates our unwavering commitment to serving nutritious, fresh and high-quality  meals that support the health and well-being of our students. 

During the certification process, Eat Real evaluated our program against their ten standards, which go well beyond federal and state child nutrition program regulations. These standards assess the nutrition and the sustainability of the food we serve, such as procuring local ingredients, minimizing processing of the foods we serve, and managing food waste. We are proud to have met and exceeded these standards. 

Here are some examples of the impact on student meals:

• Local sourcing: 78% of our fresh produce comes from small to midsize farms (thanks in large part to our partnership with Spork Foodhub), 24% is from local area farmers. 16% of this sourcing is from certified organic producers such as Homegrown and Tomatero. This helps to support sustainable agriculture and provide fresher options for students.
• Minimal Processing: On average, 44% of breakfast and lunch menu components across primary and secondary menus are made using minimally processed ingredients, supporting healthier choices for students. We are proud of the ingredients we use and the effort we put into the Plateful Made dishes, including, but not limited to, Bean and Cheese Nachos, Blueberry Coffee Cake, Grilled Cheese, and Elote Salad.
• Menu Variety - An average of 12 unique entree choices are offered on the primary lunch menus and an average of 17 unique entree choices are offered on the secondary lunch menus across a week, giving students ample opportunities to enjoy nutritious meals.

We are committed to continually improving our nutrition program and providing healthy and delicious meals to our students. Read more about our Eat Real certification and Eat Real’s mission to nourish the future by increasing school kids’ access to the delicious, nutritious, planet-sustaining food they need to thrive. For more information about WPUSD’s Eat Real certification, visit the Eat Real blog.

California is making big changes to school meals, and our district is proud to support this direction. CapRadio recently featured our work on NPR, highlighting how the new law will reduce ultra-processed foods. Our efforts at Lincoln Crossing Elementary and across the district show what fresh, scratch-cooked meals can look like. We know there’s more to do, and we’re excited to keep improving food for our students.

Want to see what the future of school food looks like? Read the full article here

We received close to a 1000 responses in our SY 23-24 Student, Parent and Staff Survey! We appreciate all the feedback and are excited to do even better in SY 24-25. Check out the survey results and our planned changes to address our communities concerns below!

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Want to learn more about our WPUSD Food Service program and the efforts we are making to improve school food for our students? Check out our video from School Food Pros HERE