Dining Services
Children in grades K-12 may subscribe to Stuart's dining room program for a semester or for the whole year. Debit cards are available for the purchase of lunch or snack.
Student Lunch Program Lunch will be served cafeteria style with each participating student going through the serving line one time. This fixed price meal will allow the students to make their selections from the offerings of the day without having to sign up for them in advance or pay for them on an item by item basis. To minimize the availability of junk foods as well as to cut down on waiting times in line, no a la carte food or beverage sales will be available during the lunch periods, with the exception of beverage sales available for the Upper School lunch only. A number of plans including two subscription lunch plans, a lunch-time beverage plan, snack plan, and a debit system are outlined below making lunch purchases convenient, flexible and cost effective.
Subscription Lunch Plans Students will be offered a choice of a complete hot or cold lunch from the offerings of the day without having to sign up in advance. There will be at least one vegetarian option each day.
A complete Hot Lunch includes:
- Soup of the day (2 soup selections with one being vegetarian)
- Hot entrée of the day with a fresh vegetable and starch, and
- Side salad from our salad bar
- Small dessert of the day or seasonal cut fruit salad
- Unlimited quantities of beverages as listed in the beverage plan
A complete Cold Lunch includes:
- Soup of the day
- Specialty salad plate of the day, or
- Sandwich from the sandwich bar, and
- Selections from a simple salad bar of fresh mixed greens, low-fat yogurt with toppings, cottage cheese, freshly prepared raw and blanched vegetables
- Small dessert of the day or seasonal cut fruit salad
- Unlimited quantities of beverages as listed in the beverage plan
Lunch-time Beverage Plan Participating students may take unlimited quantities of hormone-free low-fat and skim milk, a choice of a variety of fruit juices made from the highest-quality fruit concentrates, water, and iced teas. In addition, assorted gourmet and herbal teas, coffee, paper goods, cutlery, and condiments during the lunch. This plan is designed as a convenience to supplement a lunch from home.
Please note: This beverage plan includes unlimited quantities of the beverages listed above during lunch periods only. This beverage does not cover beverages during breakfast and snack times; these must be purchased through the debit plan outlined below. No beverages are sold during lunch periods with the exception of Upper School lunch.
Middle and Upper School Snack Breakfast and/or snack will be available during the morning break. Offerings will include some or all of the following: cereals, yogurt, whole fresh fruit, bagels, fresh baked item of the day, cereal bars, and assorted dry snack items, low-fat and skim milk, fruit juice, bottled water, and specialty beverage.
Lower School Snack will be provided by the school as usual at Gouter.
Debit System for Snack Purchases and Occasional Lunch Purchases To eliminate the need for students to carry cash for food purchases, all families are encouraged to open a debit account for each of their daughters. This debit system can be used for breakfast and/or snack purchases made in the morning, as well as for purchasing an occasional daily lunch when the need arises. Any unused balances will be refunded at the end of the school year.