Carmel Central School District

The free and reduced price school meals program includes breakfast and lunch.  Snacks are sold separately and must be paid or prepaid.  Applications are accepted any time during the school year.  Beginning July 1, 2019, students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch at no charge.  To apply for free and reduced price school meals, please complete a 2020-2021 Application for Free and Reduced Meals.  Applications can be found at each school's main office,  on the Food Service website,  by email at carmelfoodservices@carmelschools.org, or you can call the Food Service Department at 845-878-2094, Extension 255.     Completed applications can be faxed to 845-878-2568, emailed to carmelfoodservices@carmelschools.org,  or mailed to Carmel Central School District, Attention: Food Services Department, P.O. Box 296, 81 South Street, Patterson, NY  12563.     For those families who received meal benefits during the previous school year, their 2019-2020 meal benefit will expire on October 21, 2020.   Meal benefits must be re-certified each school year.   If you have any questions, please call 845-878-2094, Extension 255 or Extension 254. 

Food Allergy Information

Food allergies have become a growing public health concern in the United States. With the incidence of food allergies doubling in the US over the last 10 years, procedures are being established in schools around the country to help keep children safe. 

Carmel Central School District proudly participates in the National School Lunch Program.  The USDA (Department of Agriculture) has established new dietary guidelines that moderate calories while increasing whole grains, fruits and vegetables. 

Breakfast includes:

2 servings of whole grains (cereal, bagels, muffins, breakfast bars, cereal bars),

1 cup of fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruit (apple, applesauce, banana, orange, peaches, pears, raisins, strawberries)

8 fluid ounces of milk (1% or Fat Free)

Lunch includes:

2 oz. of meat/meat alternative

1 cup fruit serving

3/4 cup vegetable serving (1 cup high school)

2 servings of whole grains

8 fluid ounces of milk (1% or Fat Free)

Students must select a minimum of three items and one MUST be a fruit or vegetable serving to be charged the lunch price. 

 Additional items are offered a la carte for an additional charge. 

 Should you have any questions, please feel free to call the Food Services Department at (845) 878-2094, ext. 255.  Thank you for your interest and support of the School Lunch Program.