SARATOGA SPRINGS —All students enrolled in the Saratoga Springs City School District are now able to receive free breakfast and lunch meals.
The cost-free meals are the result of the USDA’s expanded Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP rules dictate that free breakfast and lunch offerings must be complete meals.
According to School Lunch Program Director Eric Bush, a complete meal consists of protein, fruits, vegetables, milk, and grain. Students will “have to take at least three of the main components for it to count,” Bush said.
The free meals were first offered on November 1. No action is required for students to be eligible.
