Lunch Orders

2024-2025

JICS has partnered with Food For Thought as our lunch vendor for the 2024-2025 school year.

Lunch ordering is available today. 
Deliveries begin September 10, 2024.

The Food For Thought culinary team prepares menu items that are made fresh every morning to ensure your child has a healthy and happy culinary experience.

We encourage you to set up your account in advance by following the instructions below.

Watch a video demo for setting up your lunch account for the first time.
Lunch Account set up video
Opening Your Food for Thought Account:
Ordering Lunch in the Food for Thought Portal:
  • Log into your Food for Thought account. https://www.foodforthoughtcharleston.com/login
  • Step 1: Create your meal.  Follow the guided instructions to add entrée items to your child’s cart.
  • Step 2: After you created your meal/s, you want to go to the Place/View Orders tab, which you can do by either clicking the tab title or the orange font within the green box:
To determine the correct student to choose, click the name on the left-hand side.
Upon scheduling meals, parents pre-pay online and receive email confirmation of their order. The following screen will appear. Click COMPLETE ORDER. 
A “thank you” message will appear and a confirmation email will be sent to your inbox.

Other Details to Note:

  • All hot food items will be stored in a warmer and cold items will be stored in a refrigerator until lunchtime.
  • Papa John’s Pizza will continue to be available on Fridays. You can place your pizza order through the Food for Thought portal.
  • You'll see Papa John's Pizza on the menu every day. Please only order on Fridays. If you order on other days, your order will be canceled.
  • Nut-free menus are available. All allergens are on the website.
  • Lunches are packaged, labeled, and delivered to your school each morning. 
  • You can order your child’s lunch in advance. A 48-hour ordering notice is required.
    • Orders are due by 12 PM
    • Saturday for Monday
    • Sunday for Tuesday
    • Monday for Wednesday
    • Tuesday for Thursday
    • Wednesday for Friday
  • Reminder, if your child has a field trip or retreat scheduled, Food for Thought does not know this and will allow you to order, in spite of the fact that your child will not be at school. Please be cognizant of this when ordering.

Lunch Volunteers are Needed!

Signup for weekly lunch volunteer opportunities on the link provided in Monday Messages. 

Questions about lunch orders? 

Ms. Brown at jbrown@jics.org