HISD Nutrition Services

01/29/2025

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a delicious lunch! 🏮Chicken Dumplings with Teriyaki Sauce, served with fresh veggies, is the perfect way to enjoy the flavors of the season.

01/29/2025

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with us! HISD Nutrition Services wishes you a Happy Lunar New Year filled with joy, prosperity, and good food! 🐍🎉

01/28/2025

Chill out with Cool Tropics! ❄️ Our 100% Juice Slush is the perfect way to add a splash of fun to your day. Freeze, squeeze, and enjoy!

01/27/2025

New Year New YOU! Healthy Habits Week 4 Challenge: Drink at least 8 glasses of water each day and try replacing sugary drinks with water or unsweetened tea.

01/23/2025

Celebrating sustainability! 🌱 Check out the highlights from our Zero Waste Initiative Kick-Off Event, where we came together to promote waste reduction, celebrate our achievements, and look ahead to a greener future for HISD. 💚 Thank you to all our incredible partners and participants for making this milestone possible!

01/23/2025

🎉🎨 Attention HISD middle & high school students! The Cool Tropics Cowboy Hat Design Contest is here! 🧑‍🎨🤠 Unleash your creativity for a chance to WIN:
🏆 $1,000 Scholarship
💻 Laptop
🚴 Mountain Bike
Don’t wait—start designing your masterpiece today! 🌟

01/22/2025

Teachers! When it’s COLD out, it’s the PERFECT time to PLAN to get a SCHOOL GARDEN GROWING this SPRING!

Join the Virtual 2025 JMG NATIONAL LEADER TRAINING Feb18-19

MORE info/register: https://buff.ly/4jrWGuk

1. CURRICULUM 2. GROWING HEALTHY GARDENS & HEALTHY KIDS 3. NURTURING NATURE: Creating Earth-Friendly School Gardens/Outdoor Classrooms 4. IMPLEMENTING & GROWING SUSTAINABLE YOUTH GARDEN PROGRAMS

01/21/2025

🎨✨ Get Ready to Design! ✨🎨
Calling all participating HISD middle and high school students! A creative challenge is on the horizon – the Cool Tropics Cowboy Hat Design Contest starts this Thursday when you return to school!

Show off your artistic flair for a chance to win:
🏆 $1,000 Scholarship
💻 Laptop
🚴 Mountain Bike

Stay tuned for details and get ready to let your imagination shine!

01/21/2025

New Year, New YOU! Healthy Habits Week 3 Challenge: Include a lean protein in at least two meals a day this week.

01/19/2025

Today at Mykawa Farm Service Day: Miles Ahead Scholars and Alphas in action, with Betti Wiggins of HISD Nutrition Services serving and sharing a glimpse of the last harvest! 🌱🍎

01/16/2025

🎨 COWBOY HAT DESIGN CONTEST 🎩
Calling all creative minds!
Cool Tropics is sponsoring a design contest for participating Houston ISD middle and high school students to create a unique cowboy hat design for the Cool Tropics Lone Star Luau.

✨ Grand Prize: $1,000 Scholarship
🎁 Other Prizes: Laptop Computer & Mountain Bike

📅 Key Dates:
Contest starts: 1.21.2025
Submissions due: 2.07.2025
Winners announced: 3.20.2025

Your design could be enjoyed by millions of students nationwide!
👉 Open to Participating Houston ISD students only.
Let your creativity shine! 🌟

01/14/2025

New Year, New YOU! Healthy Habits Week 2 Challenge: Swap out white bread or rice for a whole-grain option at least three time this week!

🤓Let us know what difference you felt from the swap! 😋

01/11/2025

❄️ High school students, the Winter Grab & Go Breakfast Cart Giveaway is here! ❄️

Check if your school is participating and join the fun!

How to win:
1. Grab breakfast from the cart each morning.
2. Each breakfast counts as a point.
3. The student with the most points by January 31st wins a $15 AMC Gift Card.

Contest runs January 6-31, 2025

Start your day with breakfast and a chance to win!

01/10/2025

Teamwork fuels greatness—on the field and in our kitchens! Nutrition Services is proud to show our Texans spirit as we cheer on Houston’s team in the NFL playoffs. Let’s go, Texans! ❤️💙🏈

01/09/2025

New Year, New YOU! Healthy Habits Week 1 Challenge: Try at least one fruit or veggie in every color of the rainbow this week!

12/31/2024

As we step into 2025, we're grateful for the opportunity to serve our amazing students and community. 🥗✨

This year, we're committed to nourishing more minds and fueling success with fresh, balanced, and delicious meals every day. 🍎💪

Here’s to a year filled with health, happiness, and achievement! 🥳

💬 What are your goals for 2025? Let us know below! 👇

12/23/2024

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from HISD Nutrition Services! ✨🎄

Wishing you and your loved ones a season filled with joy, warmth, and delicious meals! Thank you for letting us nourish and support our amazing HISD students and families all year long. 🌟🍎

Here's to a bright and healthy New Year ahead! 🎉💚