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School Day Cafe was created by our school districts to provide nutritious meals to students in Santa Clarita. Our school districts are: Castaic USD, Newhall SD, Saugus USD, & Sulphur Springs USD.

School Day Cafe Governing Board Members are: Deoram Persaud, Newhall SD; Nick Heinlein, Saugus USD; Linette Hodson, Castaic USD;  & Gretchen Bergstrom, Sulphur Springs USD. School Day Cafe is a program of Santa Clarita Valley School Food Services Agency. (Board Policies, Administration Regulations and Bylaws)
Our meals provide lean protein, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nonfat/low-fat milk; and less salty and fatty foods. Students are required to take a fruit or vegetable, along with at least two other components (Protein, Grain, Milk). 

Foods and beverages served at schools meet state and federal requirements, and our district Wellness Policies.


You can make secure online payments to your child's meal account and apply for Free or
Reduced Priced meals using PaySchools Central!

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Healthy Dairy Snack Ideas

• String Cheese and Fruit
• Low fat or nonfat Milk or Yogurt Smoothies with 100% fruit juice and sliced bananas or strawberries
• Cottage Cheese or Yogurt with fruit (fresh or canned)
• Fat-Free or 1% White, Chocolate or Flavored Milk
  

Healthy Fruit and Veggie Snack Ideas

• Raw Vegetables with low-fat yogurt dip, cottage cheese or humus
  • Baby Carrots
  • Celery Sticks
  • Cucumber Slices
• Apples and cheese - pears and other fruits are good too!
• Frozen fruit bars
• Trail mix with nuts and dried fruit
• 100% Fruit Juice box
  

Healthy Grain Snack Ideas

• Whole-grain crackers with cheese or peanut butter
• Whole-grain cereal with milk
• Flavored rice cakes (like caramel or apple cinnamon) with peanut butter
• Baked potato chips, or tortilla chips with salsa
• Popcorn - Air popped or low-fat microwave
• Pretzel sticks and a glass of milk
• Vanilla wafers, gingersnaps, graham crackers, animal crackers, fig bar or raisins, and a glass of milk