N.S. school lunch program: Ordering open for some schools [Video]

The families of some students who will be using Nova Scotia’s school lunch program can now order their meals online.

Phase 1 of the lunch program, which launches next month, includes 255 schools with elementary school grades. Ordering opened Friday for 28 of those schools.

The province says parents can start placing lunch orders based on when the program is set to start at their child’s school:

• Sept. 20 to 25 – schools with an Oct. 1 start date
• Oct. 4 to 9 – schools with an Oct. 15 start date
• Oct. 18 to 23 – schools with an Oct. 28 start date

All start dates are listed online.

The menu contains 40 different lunches with two options available each school day, including at least one vegetarian option. The full menu is available online.

The province says the menu aligns with its School Food and Nutrition Policy while also recognizing the diversity of its students, with Mi’kmaw, Acadian, …