Lunch Program

Idaho Novus partners with the Healthy Scholars Project to provide nutritious school lunches. We incorporate the the National School Lunch free and reduced-price meal program. Families have multiple options for their hot lunches each day. Because the fresh ingredients and made-from-scratch components in these lunches are prepared in advance, we require that lunches are pre-ordered. Read on for more details about our pre-ordering processes and procedures.

Free and Reduced Lunch

Parents must complete the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Application online to see if they qualify for free or reduced benefits. Please keep in mind that it may take up to 10 days to process applications before benefits can start. Applications are submitted via MySchoolApps. Eligibility thresholds for 2024-2025 can be viewed here.

MySchoolBucks

Our school lunch program is operated on the MySchoolBucks platform, which integrates with MySchoolApps and MealOrders.com. You must create an account with MySchoolBucks to pay for school lunches. Please create a MySchoolBucks account even if your child qualifies for free lunch, as this login is also required for the meal ordering application.

Step 1: Create a MySchoolBucks (MSB) account.

Step 2: Add funds to your child’s lunch account.

Step 3: Order your child’s meals on MealOrders.com; you will be able to use your MSB login credentials from Step 1. If you would like your student(s) to receive a school lunch you must place an order for the lunch regardless of status (Free, Reduced, or Paid).

Meal Orders

Because our meals are made to order from fresh ingredients, all lunches must be pre-ordered by 5:00 pm one week in advance on mealorders.com. In case an order is not placed in time or if a student does not have a lunch, a sandwich lunch will be provided. Cancellations and/or changes to an order must be also be made by the pre-order deadline. Cancellations and/or changes are not accepted after this cutoff. Unclaimed meals will charge against the student’s meal account balance at the full price of the meal, regardless of the student’s pay status (free or reduced).

Please review these helpful videos that explain step by step how to set up your account and place orders.

Menus

Monthly menus will be posted on this page on or before the 15th of every month for the following month.  Menu options marked as “GF/DF” require a doctor’s note indicating a medical condition necessitating the dietary restriction.

Required USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

fax: (202) 690-7442; or

email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.