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Alhambra Elementary Child Nutrition

Educate. Serve. Celebrate

Educate students to make healthy choices to establish positive attitudes around food.

Serve nutritious & flavorful meals. Celebrate foods of our community so all students are represented.

07/01/2025

What did a recent study published in February 2025 say about school salad bars?

This study confirmed what we see at AESD salad bars!

1) Students eat more fruits.
AND
2) Students select a greater variety of fruits and vegetables.

So basically... School salad bars for the win! We have some new recipes that will be featured on our salad bars this upcoming school year. Stay tuned!
(The “Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools” study was conducted in a large Mid-Atlantic school district that had 153 elementary schools and served over 189,000 elementary K-6th grade students.)

Link to the full research article in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01713-y

05/23/2025

Happy Retirement to Norma Sanchez, Ines Chacon, Otilia Menchaca, Maria Castilla, and Maria Padilla! ❤

There wouldn’t be a Child Nutrition program without your love and labor. Thank you for your many years of service and dedication to Alhambra Elementary School District students, staff, and to the Child Nutrition Department!

05/21/2025

☀️ This summer kids and teens 18 years old and younger can stop by 1 of our 13 sites for a free breakfast and free lunch meal!

Meals are free for kids, but for adults who want to enjoy a summer meal either their kiddo:

Breakfast $3.35
Lunch $5.50

Summer meals available* during the following weeks:

🗓️ May 27-30 (Tues. - Fri.)
🗓️ June 2-18 (Mon. - Thurs.)
(* Please check location times on slides 2, 4, & 6)

Find a location near you:

💬 Text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304
💻 Visit AZHealthZone.org/FoodSites
🤳 Use your phone to scan the QR code

We look forward to serving you this summer!

05/12/2025

We were honored to have State Senator Flavio Bravo stop by and have lunch with us at Madrid Neighborhood School this morning!

Our team was energized after attending ’s Legislative Action Conference a couple of weeks ago and decided to invite State Senator to have lunch with us. Without hesitation, State Senator Bravo agreed to come to AESD and stopped by today. We talked about all things School Lunch and were able to highlight the incredible folks behind the food!

Special shoutout to the Madrid Cafe Team for welcoming State Senator Bravo and doing what they do best. ❤️

05/09/2025

🤔 What was one of this week’s Grab & Go lunch options for AESD students?

The Charcuterie Box!

Two of our favorite features of the Charcuterie Box are:

1) Fresh fruits and veggies are included and students can also head to our salad bar to stock up on MORE fruits and veggies!

2) Includes whole grain Crackers and .Gold Heartzels. Both of which are made special for schools. Which means you can’t buy these whole grain versions in stores!

Next week’s Grab & Go lunch options will be the Southwest Chicken Salad, Chocolate Dunker Combo Pack, and the Wowbutter & Jelly Sandwich Combo. See you next week!

05/08/2025

🍞 Raise your hand if you love the smell of fresh baked bread?

Our students had the option of HOMEMADE dinner rolls for lunch today! We are so excited to have a bakery at AESD where we can make delicious, nourishing foods for our students.

What other whole grain baked foods do you think we should offer AESD students?

05/07/2025

🥣 Did you know that AESD bakes FIVE different flavors of whole grain muffins?

Our homemade muffin flavors include:

1) Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip
2) Blueberry
3) Harvest Crumb Muffin
4) Pumpkin
5) Zucchini Chocolate Chip

Look for our muffins on the menu by clicking the link in our bio or heading to our website at www.alhambraesd.org/Page/5112!

05/06/2025

Get free money to use towards fruit and vegetables with the Double Up Food Bucks program!

The is a program that gives SNAP/EBT/SUN Bucks cardholders/participants (with an active balance) money to spend on fruits & veggies, dried beans, edible plants, and edible seeds. There is no additional application for the Double Up Food Bucks program because anyone with a SNAP/EBT/SUN Bucks card with an active balance can participate!

If you want to learn more about this amazing program call 1-833-8-DOUBLE (1-833-836-8253) or go to www.DoubleUpAZ.org.

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¡Obtén dinero gratis para usar en frutas y verduras con el programa Double Up Food Bucks!

Double Up Food Bucks es un programa que ofrece a los titulares/participantes de tarjetas SNAP/EBT/SUN Bucks (con saldo activo) dinero para comprar frutas y verduras, frijoles secos, plantas comestibles y semillas comestibles. No es necesario presentar una solicitud adicional para el programa Double Up Food Bucks, ya que cualquier persona con una tarjeta SNAP/EBT/SUN Bucks con saldo activo puede participar.

Si desea obtener más información sobre este increíble programa llame al 1-833-8-DOUBLE (1-833-836-8253) o visite www.DoubleUpAZ.org.

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Phoenix, AZ

Telephone

+16023362980

Website

https://www.alhambraesd.org/nutrition

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