DODEA school lunches can be paid for online
School meal accounts at on-base U.S. military schools in Europe and the Pacific are now online, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.
Parents or students can now go to www.mealpayplus.com to purchase lunches at Department of Defense Education Activity schools, according to a news release from AAFES, the provider of food service at the schools in nine countries.
To set up an account, parents must visit their base exchange's cash cage, the release said. After that, families may set up prepayments on the Web site using a bank account or credit card through the secure system. Parents can also pay for multiple students in a single payment plan.
About the AAFES School Lunch Program
The AAFES School Meal Program provides wholesome, nutritious meals to eligible students in participating DoD schools OCONUS.
The Goals of the School Meal Program:- Create an atmosphere of excellent customer service and care for every student
- Make student nutrition a vital component of the educational process
- Make student nutrition a noticeable extension of the classroom and a learning environment for nutrition education
- Give parents the best nutritional value for their money
The AAFES school meal program is approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This means that the AAFES school meal program follows the same regulations and guidelines as schools throughout the United States. They provide Free and Reduced-Price meals for students who qualify under Federal Guidelines. School menus follow USDA nutritional requirements.
AAFES provides school lunch to K-12 students on Army and Air Force Installations in 9 countries overseas. They serve 24,000 pattern meals each day for a total of more than 4.4 million meals each school year and support educational programs in 92 schools throughout Europe and the Pacific.
