A healthy, well balanced meal is necessary for optimal performance. There is an art to providing meals that appeal to students but also make parents happy. We believe we’ve met the challenge.
BIA meals follow state and federal child nutrition guidelines and take the burden of food off of parents and families. Our breakfast and lunch are delivered or prepared on site daily by a third party so that food is always fresh, never microwaved.
Lunches at BIA
BIA students have the option of bringing a lunch from home (BIA is a nut-free school, so no nuts please) or obtaining a lunch from our onsite lunch partner, Nourish School Nutrition Services. Due to staff, safety, and Federal guidelines food deliveries for student lunches are prohibited.
BIA is pleased to announce that will be using Nourish School Nutrition Services as our food service provider, preparing and serving both lunch and breakfast on site. Nourish was created to focus resources on providing popular and healthy meals that exceed expectations and result in increased student participation. Nourish’ management team has over 20 years of culinary and food service experience. Nourish School Nutritional Services is committed to the education of healthier minds, bodies, and spirits using their knowledge, culinary expertise, and advanced technology. Nourish believes nutrition education is as important as the food they serve. Their programs are designed to educate students and their parents on making wise, healthy menu choices.
LUNCH SYSTEM TRANSITION
To ensure a smoother, more reliable experience, we are excited to announce that we are transitioning to HotLunch. This new platform was chosen by Nourish specifically to provide:
- Accurate Account Management: No more guessing games with balances or payment history.
- Simple Preordering: View menus and secure your scholar’s meals well in advance.
- Reliable Payments: A streamlined checkout process that works the first time.
What Happens to Your Existing Balance?
You do not need to worry about your current funds. Any existing credits or balances currently sitting in your Meal Manage account will be automatically transferred over to your new HotLunch account. You will see these funds reflected once the transition is complete.
How to Set Up Your New Account
Our menu is now live and ready for orders. Please follow these steps to get started:
- Register: Visit https://nourish.ahotlunch.com/login to create your account.
- Add Your Students: Once activated, use the campus code below to link your children:
- Campus Code: BIA
- Go Mobile (Optional): Download the HotLunch.com iOS App.
- App Store Link
- Software Domain: nourish
Fees and Credits
HotLunch charges a $10 annual sign-up fee, applied once per year on July 1st. To help with this transition, Nourish will issue a $5 credit back to your lunch account to offset a portion of this fee.
For Technical Help: Once logged in, click “Software Support” at the bottom left of your navigation panel.
If you should have additional questions, please see our HotLunch FAQ.
Monthly Menus
Free and Reduced Lunch
As a Georgia public school, BIA offers free and reduced lunch as part of our federally funded programming. Students wishing to apply should complete the linked applications and forward to Jerry L. Lashley, Chief Operations Officer, jlashley@biaschool.org.
One application per household must be completed annually at the beginning of each school year. One application may be used for all students attending BIA. All applications must include one of the following:
- A Federal or Georgia Case No. ( SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case no.) OR
- Verification of income (a copy of two of your most recent pay stubs, your most recent Federal Tax Return, or W-2 form)
Once applications have been processed a letter will be sent to the parent or guardian applicant with the eligibility status. Students that are approved participants will be eligible to receive a standard free or reduced-price meal for each meal window offered per day. Please note: upgrades or additional portions (this includes additional slices of pizza), additional or upgraded beverages, snacks, and other add-ons will be billed to the student account and are the responsibility of parents. Meals will need to be ordered directly from Nourish School Nutrition Services through the Meal Manage App.
Haga clic aquí para obtener más información sobre las preguntas frecuentes (FAQs, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre el Programa de Almuerzo Gratis oa Precio Reducido. ¿Sus estudiantes califican? Consulte la tabla de elegibilidad para almuerzos gratis y a precio reducido para el año fiscal 2026.
Applying for Free and Reduced Lunch (English)? Please read the instructions and complete the application. Submit completed applications to jlashley@biaschool.org.
¿Está solicitando almuerzo gratis o a precio reducido (inglés)? Lea las instrucciones y complete la solicitud. Envíe las solicitudes completas a jlashley@biaschool.org.