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School Dining Program

FLIK Independent School Dining 

Flik Guiding Principals
Senior Chef Manager
Ryan Messina 

POPCS partners with FLIK Independent School Dining for campus food service.  The on-site team of FLIK associates at POPCS create menus specifically for our students, faculty and staff, using fresh ingredients that support local and sustainable agricultural practices.  FLIK provides healthy meals and snacks as well as nutrition education programs, empowering students to make healthier food choices with menus that celebrate seasonality and use the freshest ingredients possible.

The POPCS dining fee provides an all inclusive dining plan to all students in the Toddler program through Grade 12.  The options are diverse, presenting a wide variety of choices each day.  

POPCS is proud to be recognized as a FLIK Center for Excellence.  Of their 12,000 worldwide locations, FLIK has recognized POPCS as one of only six with this prestigious award. 

Create Your Plate Healthy
Nutrition Education in the Dining Hall 
 
Create Your Plate Healthy (CYPH) is a simple, numerical and color guide to selecting complete and balanced meals. Menu items offered in the dining hall are labeled with the number(s) and color(s) representing the food group(s) in which the item is categorized. Students are encouraged to choose foods from group 1—fruits and/or vegetables; group 2—protein and/or dairy foods; and group 3—grains. By choosing foods from at least 3 of the 5 groups, students will create a balanced, nutrient-rich meal.

Special Programs for 2024-2025

Swavory

 

Monthly Swavory Showdowns:

August:  Watermelon
September:  Quinoa
October:  Butternut Squash
November:  Eggplant
December:  Cottage Cheese
January:  Grapefruit
February:  Beets
March:  Plantains
April:  Red Bean
May:  Mango
June:  Brown Rice
July:  Peach
Bookbites

 

The Book Bites program features books and opportunities to try new foods!

A Garden in Your Belly 
Grades 2-5
 
Bread and Jam for Frances
Kindergarten - Grade 3
 
I Can Eat a Rainbow
Preschool - Grade 1
 
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
Preschool - Grade 3
 
What's on Your Plate
Kindergarten - Grade 4