Kid Chow is delighted to once again be offering its locally-sourced, healthy, kid and planet friendly lunches to your children this fall.  Our unique school lunch program offers kids a VIRTUAL CAFETERIA, an extensive assortment of (HOT & COLD) entrees & sides to choose from daily. Students really enjoy Kid Chow because we allow lunch personalization so you can choose the particular bread, sauce, condiment, fruit, veggie, chip, treat and drink they want in their lunch. 100% of our produce is certified organic and 90% of our packaging is compostable and/or recyclable. Kid Chow’s menu (and facility) is nut-free and also offers an array of gluten-free, non-dairy and vegetarian menu options.

We’ve included a sneak peek of our preliminary fall menu on the reverse side of this letter. Here is what you need to know!

• Lunch Start Date: Kid Chow lunch service will begin on Monday, August 29^th.   . 

• Pizza Day – THURSDAYS will be PTA-sponsored Pizza Day fundraiser offered to ALL RUSD students. Pizza will be provided by local pizza vendors. Pizza orders will be through a special online form and not the standard Kid Chow website. Pizza Day flyers with the specific ordering information will be handed out to students the first day back at school. No Kid Chow is offered on Thursdays.

• Prices: Each Kid Chow lunch come with a portioned entrée by grade range and optional a la carte sides and drinks. Entrees prices are $3.25 (K-2^nd), $3.75 (3^rd-5^th) and $4.25 (6^th – 8^th).  Milk and bottled water are $.35. A la carte sides are $.75 each. Specialty Drinks are also available at an additional cost. Note: Entrees are targeted at 80% of the USDA recommended portion size for each grade level and do not constitute a complete meal.

• How to Order: Kid Chow ordering and payment (MC/Visa) is 100% online. Fall school lunch menus will be posted for ordering online on August 1^st.   To register, go to our website at www.kidchow.com and click on Register/Login. Once you have registered we suggest you review the various lunch ordering options. Returning families will be asked to update their account information. 

• Ordering Made Easy: Our website offers many helpful features such as lunch personalization, lunch editing and copying. Kid Chow will even place your child’s lunch orders for you -- for the month, semester or year. Kid Chow’s AUTOMATED ORDERING allows you to set up a personalized menu profile of your child’s food preferences and specific schedule. 

• Lunch Handout: At lunch time, each child will pick-up a brown lunch bag, labeled with their name and grade, which contains their personalized sides, drinks, utensils and cold lunch entrée. Hot lunch entrees will be stored in an electric warming oven and handed out by parent or staff volunteers.

• Order Deadlines: Kid Chow’s standard ORDER DEADLINE is Monday, at midnight, 1 week prior to the upcoming lunch week. The first order deadline is Monday 8/22 for the week of 8/29 – 9/2. Kid Chow allows LATE ORDERS after the standard order deadline up to 3 school days in advance from a more limited menu for a $.50 fee.
  

• Order Cancellations: Kid Chow’s standard CANCEL DEADLINE is also Monday, at midnight, 1 week prior to the upcoming lunch week. Kid Chow allows late cancelations for half credit up to 3 school days in advance of any lunch date. Kid Chow doesn’t deliver early enough for field trips. Please remember to pack your child a lunch for all field trips and cancel any upcoming lunches before the cancel deadline.

If you have any questions you may call us at 415.830.0089 or email us at chow@kidchow.com. We operate independently from the school and appreciate you directing all Kid Chow inquiries directly to us. We look forward to serving lunches to your children this fall.

Chow for now, 

Jamie & Rob Feuerman

chow@kidchow.com

415.830.0089