Food Services

School Meal Information for 2023-24

Dear Minuteman Students and Parents/Guardians,

The 2023-24 school year is upon us, and Fresh Picks Café is pleased to have been invited to manage your Food Service Program. Fresh Picks Café is a locally owned and operated company dedicated to serving delicious, wholesome, quality meals that meet the latest nutritional guidelines.

Menus

We offer online, interactive menus through ISITE. You have the option to download the “Web Menus by Isite” app to your mobile device and check your student’s menu choices daily! Ingredients, allergen and nutritional data for all items served can be viewed from this app. Interactive menus are also available online and can be viewed and printed from your school district’s nutrition website.

What will Fresh Picks Serve?

Minuteman High School has the following stations offering a variety of daily lunch choices.

Signature Picks features homemade buffet style and made to order entrees
Market Fresh features a daily selection of Entrée Salads, Bento Boxes, and Parfaits
Pizza Picks features quality Fresh Baked Pizza made with whole grain dough and low-fat cheeses
Tu Manera offers a personalized burrito station
Express Picks offers Hot “Grab and Go” Sandwiches.

The cafeteria will also be open prior to school each day to provide a complete nutritious breakfast featuring a wide range of hot and cold breakfast meal options. All breakfasts are accompanied by a variety of fruit selections to enable students choose a full, healthy meal to start their day.

Fresh Picks Café is proud to present our Smart Snacks line of healthier packaged snack, beverage, and homemade snack options. Visit the nutrition website and watch for details and news flashes on exciting new programs.

All Meals are FREE

ALL MEALS ARE FREE – WITH YOUR HELP!

Through a program funded by the state of Massachusetts our school district will again be offering meals to all students at no charge. As a part of this funding program, we need to collect meal benefit applications from all students. These meal applications will enable us to receive the proper state funding and will help ensure that the funding lasts all school year. Please contact your school administrative office or the food service director to obtain an application.

How To Apply for Free & Reduced Price Meals

Application for Free & Reduced Price Meals

All students are entitled to a full meal from any of our stations at breakfast and at lunch for no charge. Snack items such as snack milk or snacks are available to all students for an additional charge.

DESE Memo on Free Meals for All

Automated Point of Sale System

Minuteman High School has an automated point of sale system from Nutrikids. This works in conjunction with the students' My School Bucks account. Students must have funds on their account or cash in hand to purchase snack items. Parents will have 2 methods to fund their student’s account.

Option 1

Online Payments - You may set up an online account to use a credit or debit card to prepay for your child’s purchases. The system allows you to view your child’s purchase history, receive low balance alerts and more! Instructions for setting up your online account are available in print from your Food Service Director and posted on the nutrition website.

Option 2

You may send a check with your child, made payable to the Minuteman Lunch Program. Please make sure to include the child’s name in the memo line.

Prepaid monies deposited by either method can be used for any purchases in the cafeteria, but at any time parents may contact the school food service supervisor and request that limits be placed on student purchasing.

Student Allergies or Special Needs Information

If your student has a medically documented food allergy or special need when it comes to food, your food service director will work closely with the school nurse and other personnel to ensure that your child’s specific needs are met. Please visit the allergens page on your school district’s nutrition website to learn how to access allergen information online and/or to contact the Fresh Picks Café Dietitian Team.