School Meals
Parents
School Meals
Free, healthy breakfast and lunch for every student, every day.
Free Meals for All Students
All children attending Alta Vista High School receive breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family, through the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the National School Lunch Program — no household meal applications required. Our menus meet or exceed USDA nutrition standards with fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.
Summer Meals
Children and teens 18 and younger can receive free meals at participating locations statewide. Call the AZ Hunger Hotline at 602-528-3434 or 1-800-445-1914, or text FOOD (COMIDA) to 304-304.
Monthly Menus
New breakfast and lunch menus are posted each month. Some items are subject to change due to availability.
Breakfast Menu — October 2026 Lunch Menu — October 2026
The Basics of the Arizona Healthy Schools Act
Read the document from the Arizona Department of Education →
Arizona Healthy Schools Act, or House Bill 2164 (website), prohibits public schools participating in federally funded or assisted meal programs from serving, selling, or allowing a third party to sell ultraprocessed food on the school campus during the regular school day. The new law takes effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
The law defines ultra-processed foods as those with 1, or more, of the following 11 ingredients:
- potassium bromate
- propylparaben
- titanium dioxide
- brominated vegetable oil
- yellow dye 5 or 6
- blue dye 1 or 2
- green dye 3
- red dye 3 or 40
Here is what you need to know:
No Outside Food Containing 11 Banned Ingredients:
Visitors or outside companies are not allowed to bring foods with banned ingredients to distribute or sell on campus during the normal school day. You cannot give out food that contains any of the 11 banned ingredients to any of the other students in your child’s class.
What Can I Do, Or Bring?
These new rules do not apply to parents packing their child's individual lunch or snacks. You can still pack any lunches, snacks, or treats for your individual child. You cannot give any food, containing any of the 11 banned ingredients, to any other students.
Program Documents
Dietary Accommodations Special Dietary Medical Statement Student Medical Statement (District) Parent Letter (CEP) — English Parent Letter (CEP) — Spanish AVHS Wellness Policy District Wellness Policy AVHS WellSAT Scorecard District Scorecard
USDA Civil Rights Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at usda.gov (Form AD-3027), from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by mail (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410), fax ((833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442), or email (Program.Intake@usda.gov).
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.