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"Welcome to the Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition page

Our mission is to keep kids healthy, happy, and physically fit with good nutrition.

On this page we will post important information about benefits and reminders for students and parents. Rules of the Road:

Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition reserves the right to restrict or remove any content that is deemed in violation of its policies or any applicable laws. Social Networking content or comments containing any of the following will not be allowed for posting:

a. Comments or material not topically related to the site or article being commented upon;

b. Profane language or obscene content;

c. Content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation;

d. Personal attacks, insults or threatening language.

11/12/2026

💙🐊 What fills our hearts with gratitude? Seeing our service lines filled with Gators! 🥰

There's no better way to start our morning than seeing our students fueling up with a delicious school breakfast! 🍩🥛

🍂 In everything, give thanks! This season of gratitude, we're especially thankful for our students and the opportunity to nourish their bodies, fuel their minds, and help them start each school day ready to learn! 💙

Every breakfast is a chance to make a difference, one Gator at a time! 🫶🐊

Dickinson Independent School District

11/12/2026

A Better Sausage Biscuit. A Smarter Breakfast Choice. Always FREE! 🐊💙

🚗 Skip the drive-thru! Our School Breakfast Sausage Biscuit is a delicious, whole-grain option that helps fuel your child's school day!

📣 On the menu TOMORROW at ALL DISD campuses! 🥪🎉

👀 Check out the difference! Compared to a popular fast-food sausage biscuit, ours has:
✅ 53% less fat!
✅ 58% less sodium!
✅ Made with whole grains! 🌾

💚 The BEST part? Breakfast is FREE EVERY DAY for ALL DISD students! 🎉

🥛🍎 Our school breakfast menus are designed to meet USDA nutrition standards and include important meal components like whole grains, protein, fruit, and milk to help students start their day fueled and ready to learn! 💪📚

⏰ Busy mornings? We've got you covered! Save time AND money while we take care of breakfast!

📊 See our nutrition comparison graphic and discover why a better breakfast starts at school!

Fueling Gators. Supporting Families. 🐊💙

Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition

11/04/2026

🍎 FREE & REDUCED-PRICE MEAL APPLICATION REMINDER 🐊💙

📌 PLEASE NOTE: This is a monthly reminder for all Dickinson ISD families.

✅ Already applied and approved for 2026–2027 meal benefits? No further action is needed. Please disregard this reminder—you do not need to submit another application.

🍎 Still need to apply or complete a meal application? Families are encouraged to submit the 2026–2027 Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application online.

Your application could provide benefits beyond nutritious school meals!

✅ Free or reduced-price meals for eligible students
✅ Helps Dickinson ISD receive important federal funding that supports student education
✅ May qualify your family for discounted SAT, ACT, AP exams, and college application fees 🎓
✅ May qualify for discounted internet service 🌐
✅ Quick and convenient—apply from your phone, tablet, or computer

👉 Apply online today:
https://www.mealappnow.com/mandks/splash.php

📅 Applications are accepted throughout the school year. If your household income or circumstances change, you may apply at any time.

📬 Received a Direct Certification letter? You do not need to complete an application. If not all students in your household are listed on the letter, please contact our office so we can assist you.

🌐 For meal applications, account information, meal pricing, menus, and additional resources, visit:
https://www.dickinsonisd.org/page/cn.home

💙🐊 Thank you for helping us ensure every Gator has access to the meal benefits they may qualify for!

Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition Services
📞 281-229-6012

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

10/30/2026

🎃👻 BOO! GUESS WHO’S SERVING UP THE HALLOWEEN FUN?! 🐊💙🧡

Our AMAZING cafeteria teams traded their aprons for some SPOOKTACULAR costumes! 🧙‍♀️🦸‍♀️✨

🥰 And the CUTEST part? Some even matched costumes with our little Gators! Talk about SQUAD GHOULS! 👻💙

🍬🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GATOR NATION! Wishing all our Gator families a SAFE, FUN, and SPOOKTACULAR night of trick-or-treating! 🍭👻 Dickinson ISD BCES🐊

10/30/2026

🍂🐊 NOVEMBER MENUS ARE HERE, GATOR NATION! 💙🍽️

Fall flavors, Gator favorites, and nutritious meals are coming to our cafeterias! 😋🍁

Our November 2026 Elementary & Middle School Lunch Menus are packed with tasty choices to keep our Gators fueled, focused, and ready to learn! 💪📚

🍽️ WHAT'S COOKING?

🍝 Spaghetti with Meatballs
🍗 Popcorn Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl
🫔 Beef Tamales
🧀 Chicken Alfredo Pasta
🍕 Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza

🥛 FALL FLAVOR ALERT! Pumpkin Spice Milk is here for a LIMITED TIME! Grab it while it lasts! 🍂🧡

🌞🍎 DID YOU KNOW? SCHOOL BREAKFAST IS FREE FOR ALL DISD STUDENTS, EVERY DAY! 🎉

Busy mornings? We've got you covered! Skip the breakfast drive-thru and let us help your family save time and money while giving your Gators a nutritious start to their day! 💙

📲 DON'T MISS WHAT'S COOKING!
Download the FREE SchoolCafé App to check daily breakfast and lunch menus anytime!

👉 VIEW OUR NOVEMBER MENUS:
https://www.schoolcafe.com/DickinsonISD/menus

💻 MORE FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES INFO:
https://www.dickinsonisd.org/page/cn.home

🧡 Here's to a November full of delicious meals, healthy choices, and happy Gators! 🐊💙🍂

Dickinson Independent School District

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

10/29/2026

🍊🤠 WHO KNEW TEXAS SUNSHINE COULD TASTE THIS SWEET?! ☀️🧡

👩‍🌾 From Texas farmers to our Gators' lunch trays! We're serving up a juicy taste of the Rio Grande Valley this week!

🌾 Grown in Mission, Texas the home of Wonderful Citrus Texas and proudly sourced from Lone Star Citrus Growers, these sweet, juicy oranges are bringing a little piece of Texas agriculture straight to our school cafeterias! 🍊🚜

🍊 FUN FACT! There are over 600 varieties of oranges worldwide! 🌎 Plus, they're a great source of vitamin C and fiber to help keep our Gators healthy and strong! 💪✨

👩‍🌾 Through TDA's , we're connecting our Gators to Texas farmers, supporting local agriculture, and celebrating the goodness grown right here in our state! 🧡

📸 SWIPE to see Texas-grown goodness on our Gators' lunch trays! 🍊🐊

👇 Team SLICED or Team PEELED? Tell us below! 🍊

Dickinson Independent School District
Calder Road Elementary
Texas Department of Agriculture
The Wonderful Company

10/28/2026

🧠💪 BETTER FUEL. SHARPER MINDS. STRONGER GATORS! Who says nutrition education is just for little Gators? Our high schoolers need it, too! 🐊💙

As part of October’s , our Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition Services Dietitian and UTMB Dietetic Intern visited Dickinson High School to teach students how simple, balanced eating habits can boost energy, support learning, and fuel healthy bodies! 💪📚

🥗 WHAT WAS ON THE LEARNING MENU?

🧠 FUEL YOUR BRAIN & BODY! How balanced meals support focus, energy, and physical and mental well-being.

🥑 MACRONUTRIENTS MATTER! Why carbs, proteins, and healthy fats are essential.

🌈 EAT THE RAINBOW! Even teenagers need reminders to eat their fruits and veggies! Different colors provide different vitamins, minerals, and beneficial plant compounds called phytonutrients. The more colorful your plate, the greater the variety of nutrients! 🍓🥕🥦

✊ FUN TIP: Your fist is a handy visual guide for estimating about one cup of many fruits and vegetables, while two fists can help estimate a serving of leafy greens!

🔎 BE FOOD LABEL SMART! Learn to read serving sizes, calories, and % Daily Value.

🍽️ MAKE SCHOOL LUNCH COUNT! Build balanced meals with nutritious choices from our school cafeterias!

🎓 Because healthy eating is a LIFE SKILL! As our Gators prepare for college and greater independence, good nutrition habits can help set them up for lifelong success! 🐊

💙 We're not just feeding our Gators today. We're empowering them to make healthier choices for a lifetime! 🐊✨

🌱 Building healthy habits, one colorful bite at a time! 🌈

Dickinson Independent School District
Dickinson High School
Texas Department of Agriculture
UTMB Nutrition Sciences and Health Behavior

10/27/2026

🍊🤠 What’s sweet, juicy, ruby-red, and bursting with Texas pride? ❤️💙

🌞 Our Sweet Texas Red Grapefruits, of course! A little taste of Texas sunshine is making its way to our Gators’ lunch trays!

🌾 Grown in the Rio Grande Valley the home of Wonderful Citrus Texas and proudly sourced from Lone Star Citrus Growers in Mission, Texas, these delicious grapefruits bring a burst of fresh, juicy flavor straight from Texas farms!

💪 Did you know? Just half a grapefruit is an excellent source of vitamin C! Grapefruits also provides B vitamins and essential minerals that help keep our Gators healthy and strong! 🍊✨

👩‍🌾 Through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s , we’re proud to support Texas growers while bringing fresh, nutritious, and delicious flavors to our school cafeterias!

📸 Swipe to see some sweet Texas sunshine on our Gators’ lunch trays! ☀️🐊

💬 Gator families, are you fans of Sweet Texas Red Grapefruit? Let us know! 👇🍊💙

Dickinson Independent School District Texas Department of Agriculture The Wonderful Company
Dickinson ISD TX Department of Agriculture

10/26/2026

🥐🤠 Who knew a little kolache could pack so much Texas pride? 🐊💙

👩‍🍳 Freshly baked, made from scratch, and filled with Texas goodness! Every Dickinson ISD cafeteria has a certified baker making our fluffy, delicious kolaches from scratch!

🌾 Made with whole wheat flour and smoked sausage from J Bar B Foods, a family-owned company in Waelder, TX, and the largest sausage producer in Texas! ⭐ A Texas tradition since 1959!

🍎🥛 Packed with whole grains and protein, our kolaches help fuel our Gators for a great day of learning!

📣 And the best part? Breakfast is free for all Dickinson ISD students! 💙

🌾 Through TDA’s , we’re proud to support Texas producers while serving homemade goodness!

💬 Has your Gator tried our homemade kolaches yet? 👇

Made from scratch. Texas-made. Gator-approved! 🤠🐊💙

Dickinson ISD TX Department of Agriculture J Bar B Foods Dickinson Independent School District Texas Department of Agriculture Dunbar Middle School

10/22/2026

🌈🍓 Taste the Rainbow, Gators! BIG FLAVORS, Little Taste Testers, and LOTS of FUN! 🌟🥕

Our Dickinson ISD Food and Nutrition Services team brought a colorful nutrition education activity to Ruth E. Laird Elementary, where our Pre-K Gators learned that healthy eating can be as FUN as tasting the RAINBOW! 🌈✨

🍓🍊 Our little food explorers tasted strawberries, oranges, pineapple, honeydew, blackberries, grape tomatoes, carrots, yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, and even RADISHES! 🍍🥒

😂 THE BIGGEST SURPRISE? The radishes! Some thought they were SPICY, but others actually LIKED them! 🙌

🌈 WHY EAT THE RAINBOW? Different colors provide different nutrients that help our bodies GROW STRONG, SUPPORT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS, AND STAY HEALTHY! 💪🛡️

We believe nutrition education starts EARLY! By making healthy foods FUN, we're encouraging our youngest Gators to explore new flavors and build healthy habits, one colorful bite at a time! 🌱

🏡 Gator families, KEEP THE FUN GOING AT HOME!

🍓 What's your favorite fruit or veggie?

🥕 What NEW color would you like to taste?

🍊 Sometimes, ONE LITTLE BITE can lead to a NEW FAVORITE!

🌈 Growing Healthy Gators, One Colorful Bite at a Time! 🐊💙

Dickinson Independent School District
Ruth E. Laird Elementary
Texas Department of Agriculture

Address

4003 Video Street
Dickinson, TX
77539

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	7:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12812296012

Website

http://www.dickinsonisd.org/page/cn.home

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