Pflugerville ISD’s Food and Nutrition Services program recently provided back-to-school information parents should know before sending their children into the cafeteria this school year.

The 2010-2011 prices for school meals are as follows:

Elementary school: $1.50 for breakfast; $2.25 for lunch;

Secondary schools: $1.50 for breakfast; $2.50 for lunch; and

Reduced-priced meals are 30 cents for breakfast; 40 cents for lunch.

Pflugerville ISD will be converting to a new “Gold Standard” menu on Sept. 22. These new menus including a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and meet the Gold Standards for school meals as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge.

Families must apply every year for free or reduced-price meal status. They may do this by filling out a paper application from their child’s school or going online to pflugervilleisd.net/dept/food and preparing an online application. Applications must be turned in before Oct. 7. Those who return them before Sept. 24 may help their children’s school win a free waffle bar at breakfast.

Information from PISD Food Services is available online at pflugervilleisd.net/dept/food.  Viewers may download the latest child nutrition newsletter or menus and sign up for a school’s cafeteria e-mailing list.

Parents may manage their children’s school meal accounts online at mylunchmoney.com. From this website they can track spending history and budget meal expenses.

The Pflugerville ISD Food Services Department has moved buildings and is now located behind the city’s fire department building at: 201-B E. Pecan St., Pflugerville, TX 78660. The general phone number has also changed, to (512) 594-0430.