The Lunch Box is the largest online resource for scratch cooking in schools. Our mission is to provide school district administrators, food service directors, and their teams with the tools and resources …

Welcome to The Lunch Box! The nation’s trusted resource for scratch cooking in schools, featuring recipes, tools, and operational knowledge.

Chef Ann secured funding to develop The Lunch Box website by 2007, and founded the Chef Ann Foundation in 2009. The site officially launched in 2010, and included the largest database of school …

The recipe search is powered by Health-e Pro’s K–12 software, which provides The Lunch Box with a recipe interface that is easily recognizable to the K–12 user and ensures compliance with USDA …

School Meal Recipes Our 400+ scratch-cooking recipes are tested in cafeterias and kid-approved! All of our recipes are analyzed according to USDA meal components, and can be easily adjusted to fit any …

Discover More The Lunch Box Welcome to the largest online resource for scratch cooking in schools! A program of the Chef Ann Foundation, this site features step-by-step guides, tools, and other …

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) enables schools to serve meals at free and reduced rates to students in need. Because we believe all children—no matter their family’s economic …

Facilities including salad bars, cooking equipment, and service equipment; Human resources including job descriptions, professional development, and staffing structure; and Marketing including …

Prior to COVID-19, 31 million children participated in the National School Lunch Program daily, making the quality and nutrition of school meals a top priority.

USDA guidelines for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs require that either low- or non-fat milk be offered with every school lunch or breakfast. As a result, most schools serve milk in either …