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We've been in your shoes, and we know how much love and hard work goes into feeding kids. Like you, we're proud School Lunch NeRDs, and our team got its start working in school districts just like yours. We offer practical, down-to-earth support to help you run a top-tier school nutrition program.
We've worked as Administrative Review and Procurement Review auditors at four State agencies. We know exactly what to check!
From small rural districts to San Francisco Unified, our team has spent time doing dishes, working on the POS, and managing the everyday realities of running a school nutrition program.
We put the RD in School Lunch NeRD and bring deep nutrition expertise to everything we do.
You do amazing work. We handle audits, compliance, and training so you can focus on what matters most:
scratch cooking, farm to school, and feeding kids the healthiest school meals possible!
Training, resources, and Professional Standards tracking for your whole team.
Your compliance checklist, built right into LunchAssist PRO.
Former auditors and directors on your side all year long.
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I just wanted to give the LunchAssist team a huge THANK YOU!
We were awarded 100% of our Equipment Grant, for a total max award of $100k this year. I know it's because I used your Cheat Sheet that we were awarded this much!
I love you guys. It feels so nice to have such practical support.
I tell people all of the time it is the best money I have ever spent as a Director. I am trying to work smarter not harder these days.
I love the sense of security LunchAssist provides.
The cheat sheets and checklists help me know I'm not missing anything. LunchAssist also provides inspiration to keep pushing me to make my program better and better.
I started 2 days before the world shut down for COVID
and was not able to do any training with my predecessor or other directors so your programs have been a lifesaver for me.
I'd like to thank your team for putting these tools together.
I have found the information/resources invaluable. I am grateful for all you/your team does to support CN Directors/Programs!
LunchAssist PRO is truly a lifesaving tool. Thanks so much!
LunchAssist has allowed me to save so much time with easy access to the resources I need and the explanations that would take me way longer to figure out by myself.
Hi, I’m Jen McNeil. I began my career in 2010, the same year the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was signed into law. I worked my way up from an entry-level RD to School Nutrition Director in two California school districts, championing scratch cooking, farm-to-school, and garden-to-cafeteria programs. It was my dream job, and I loved every minute of it, especially the time I was lucky enough to spend with students and my kitchen teams.
But I quickly learned how much of the job is keeping up with ever-changing regulations, audits, and paperwork, all on top of actually feeding kids. Staying compliant felt like a second full-time job, and there was no one to call when I had a question.
So in 2016, I founded LunchAssist to be the partner I never had. Today our team of former directors and state auditors works alongside over half of California’s school districts, cutting through red tape and turning complex rules into practical, bite-sized support. We’ve been in your shoes, and we’re here so you can focus on what matters most: feeding kids.
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