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Fulton County School Nutrition
The Fulton County School Nutrition Program (SNP) is dedicated to nurturing student health and academic success by offering high-quality, nutritious, and appetizing meals in a safe and welcoming environment.The School Nutrition Program has nearly 700 Food Service Professionals providing meal service in 95 schools.

SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM SERVICES

Fulton County School Nutrition facts
School Breakfast Program
Traditional Breakfast, Breakfast in the Classroom, and Mobile Breakfast Kiosks
National School Lunch Program
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
Afterschool Snacks
Summer Meals
Café Takeout

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serve breakfasts and lunches in all schools that Fulton meet the nutritional needs of students
  • Based on USDA regulations in alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
  • Improve the perception of School Nutrition through increased involvement of students, parents and stakeholders.
  • Increase meal participation through promotions and nutrition education.
  • Support the District Wellness Policy.
  • Effectively communicate sound nutrition education information.
  • Operate a self-sufficient, financially sound program.
  • Comply with federal, state and local laws, rules, policies, and procedures.
  • Breakfast Kiosk

AWARD WINNING SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM

  • Healthy Meal Incentive Award, Innovation in Nutrition Education and Innovation in the Preparation of School Meals
    2025-2026 Georgia Farm to School Golden Radish Award Recipient
  • 2025-2026 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2025-2026 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2025-2026 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2025-2026 Cafe Excellence Award, College Park Elementary School and Renaissance Middle
  • 2025-2026 GSNA Gold Scroll Award
    1st Place, 2025-2026 GSNA Culinary Competition – Lunch Entrée Category: Beef Bulgogi Fried Rice by Jay Park
    2025-2026 Central Office Support Award, Juana Moore
    2025-2026 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
  • Cafeteria Award of Excellence, Brookview Elementary
    2024-2025 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2024-2025 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2024-2025 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
  • 2024-2025 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2024-2025 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    2023-2024 Golden Radish Award Recipient
    2024 Turnip the Beet Award, Gold
  • 2023 Turnip the Beet Award, Silver
    2022-2023 Golden Radish Award Recipient
    2023-2024 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    2023-2024 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
  • 2023-2024 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2023-2024 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2023-2024 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2022-2023 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
  • 2022-2023 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2022-2023 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2022-2023 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    2022 Turnip the Beet Award, Silver
  • 2020-2021 Golden Radish Award Recipient
    2021-2022 Golden Radish Award Recipient
    2020 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
  • 2018-2019 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2021-2022 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2020-2021 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2013 Golden Radish Award for Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
  • 2019 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    2018-2019 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2021 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    2022 Gold Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
  • 2021-2022 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2020-2021 Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2020-2021 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2021-2022 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
  • 2020-2021 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2022 FAME Silver Spirit Award, Denielle Saitta
    2021 Silver Award, Turnip the Beet
    2018-2019 Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
  • 2020-2021 GSNA Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award, Joricia Phillips
    2022 IFMA Foodservice Operator of the Year, Silver Plate Award for Elementary & Secondary Schools, Alyssia Wright
    2019 Golden Radish Award, Platinum Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
    2019 Nexus Award, Super System by Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition
  • 2018-2019 3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    2018-2019 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2019 GSNA Wellness Award
    2018 Turnip the Beet Award, Bronze
  • 2018 Eggcellence in School Menu Innovation Recipient
    2017 Golden Radish Award, Platinum Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
    2018 FAME Silver Leadership Award, Alyssia Wright
    2018 Golden Radish Award, Platinum Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
  • 2018 Georgia School Nutrition Association Media Award, Denielle Saitta
    2018 USDA Regional Best Practice Award for Customer Service-Working Smarter, Not Harder
    2018 Georgia Best Practice Award for Customer Service-Working Smarter, Not Harder
    2018 Georgia Best Practice Award for Increasing Participation in School Lunch, School Breakfast, or After School Snacks.
  • 2018 Georgia School Nutrition Association Media Award, Denielle Saitta
    2018 Georgia Grown System of Distinction Award
    USDA Healthier US School Challenge Award Recipient, 38 Elementary Schools
    2017 Silver Award, Turnip the Beet
  • Bronze Level GSNA Scroll Award Recipient
    Consistently High Lunch Participation Award Recipient
    Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    3% Increase Lunch Participation Award Recipient
  • 3% Increase Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
    2017 Gold Level Shake It Up Award Recipient
    2017 Georgia Best Practice Award, Leadership Development & Training
    2017 Georgia Best Practice Award, Summer Food Service Program
  • 2016 Silver Award, Turnip the Beet
    2016 Golden Radish Award, Gold Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
    2016 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, Use of Social Marketing
    2016 Georgia Best Practice Award, Use of Social Marketing
  • 2016 Georgia Best Practice Award, Farm to School, Ocee Elementary
    2015 Golden Radish Award, Silver Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
    2015 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, National School Breakfast Week Events, River Eves Elementary
    2015 Georgia Best Practice Award, National School Breakfast Week Events, River Eves Elementary
  • 2015 Georgia Best Practice Award, Increasing Participation in School Lunch, School Breakfast or Afterschool Snack
    2014 Golden Radish Award, Silver Level Farm to School by GA Dept of Agriculture
    2014 USDA Regional Best Practice Award Implementing the New Meal Pattern & Increasing Fruit & Vegetable Consumption, Seaborn Lee Elementary
    2014 Georgia Best Practice Award Implementing the New Meal Pattern & Increasing Fruit & Vegetable Consumption, Seaborn Lee Elementary
  • 2014 Georgia Best Practice Award, Increasing Participation in School Lunch, School Breakfast or Afterschool Snack, Tri-Cities High
    2013 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, School Community Involvement, Hapeville Elementary
    2013 Georgia Best Practice Award, School Community Involvement, Hapeville Elementary
    2013 Georgia Best Practice Award, Promoting a Healthy School Environment
  • 2012 Healthier US School Challege Bronze Recognition, Palmetto Elementary
    2012 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, Customer Service, Autrey Mill Middle
    2012 Georgia Best Practice Award, Customer Service, Autrey Mill Middle
    2012 Georgia Best Practice Award, Farm to School
  • 2011-2012 Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Healthy School Meals Participant
    2011 Georgia Best Practice Award, Promoting a Healthy School Environment, Abbotts Hill Elementary
    2009 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, Ensuring Program Integrity
    2009 USDA Regional Best Practice Award, Promoting a Healthy School Environment
  • 2009 Georgia Best Practice Award, Customer Service
    2011 Georgia Best Practice Award, Promoting a Healthy School Environment, Abbotts Hill Elementary
    2018-2019 Georgia Grown Produce University Award Recipient
    Consistently High Breakfast Participation Award Recipient
  • 2013-2014 Georgia Fuel Up First Breakfast Challenge Bronze Award, Ocee Elementary

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CONTACT US

If you have difficulty communicating with us or understanding this information because you do not speak English or have a disability, please let us know. Contact SchoolNutrition@fultonschools.org OR 470-254-8960. Free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request.

School Nutrition/USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.


To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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