Reviews of SchoolFood Feed Your Mind

By: New York City Dept of Education App

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Total ratings

2.20 (Rating count: 88)

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Review summary

The app aims to centralize district monthly menus for easy planning, and is praised for its concept and accessibility goals. However, it is repeatedly criticized for instability (menus won’t load or are blank), unreadable images, login and data-entry issues, and content accuracy gaps (what’s served often differs from the posted menu). Users want features like seeing future months, better readability (high-res or text-based menus), and improved multi-child access. Overall, the concept has potential but reliability and usability must be significantly improved.

Pros

The app concept centralizes the district's monthly menus in one place, which many users find helpful.
It enables planning meals at home by letting families view upcoming menus.
Multi-language support is available (promising accessibility for non-English speakers).

Cons

Frequent reliability and loading failures: the app won’t open, displays blank menus, or shows 'No network' despite an active Internet connection.
Menus are hard to read due to low-resolution images and small text that does not zoom well.
Login/account issues: difficulty logging in for multiple children and IDs/birthdates not being recognized; limited to today’s date when entering birthdates.
Content accuracy and completeness problems: menus sometimes don’t match what is actually served, or are not visible for extended periods; seeing next month ahead is not possible.
Accessibility/UI issues: calendar display cut off, wonky print options, and overall clunky interface.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.30

All time rating average: 2.20

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64% (28)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-14	ar*****	This apps whole premise is it provides you with an image of the monthly menu for the entirety of the school district. Thanks - I know how to use a web browser. I can’t believe the school district use tax dollars for pay for this garbage.
This apps whole premise is it provides you with an image of the monthly menu for the entirety of the school district. Thanks - I know how to use a web browser. I can’t believe the school district use tax dollars for pay for this garbage.
2023-11-29	Ja*****	Doesn’t work half the time, and is clunky when it does work. Not to mention the food is often not what’s actually being served.
Doesn’t work half the time, and is clunky when it does work. Not to mention the food is often not what’s actually being served.
2023-10-09	M&*****	Now it doesn’t even open.
Now it doesn’t even open.
2023-10-05	Ka*****	You cannot see the menu when you click on lunch menu it is blank since please update this app.
You cannot see the menu when you click on lunch menu it is blank since please update this app.
2023-10-04	BE*****	For last week and a half a blank page displays for everything except breakfast. Wound up having to go to website instead.
For last week and a half a blank page displays for everything except breakfast. Wound up having to go to website instead.
2023-01-29	Sw*****	Super buggy. Impossible to access menus sometimes. Doesn’t recognize student IDs or birthdates. Just one example of how little care has gone into this app is that January is spelled wrong in the rolling menu to enter your kid’s birthday. On the app it’s spelled JanGuary. Hopefully the city didn't dole out a big contract to this developer. It’s a truly terribly implemented app.
Super buggy. Impossible to access menus sometimes. Doesn’t recognize student IDs or birthdates. Just one example of how little care has gone into this app is that January is spelled wrong in the rolling menu to enter your kid’s birthday. On the app it’s spelled JanGuary. Hopefully the city didn't dole out a big contract to this developer. It’s a truly terribly implemented app.
2023-01-11	Tr*****	Haven’t been able to view any menus for weeks.
Haven’t been able to view any menus for weeks.
2022-12-14	th*****	Won’t open to see “menu type”. This app needs a lot of work.
Won’t open to see “menu type”. This app needs a lot of work.
2022-12-12	Mf*****	Just an awful interface. Hard to print. And stopped working entirely a couple weeks ago. Won’t show any menus at all.
Just an awful interface. Hard to print. And stopped working entirely a couple weeks ago. Won’t show any menus at all.
2022-12-12	me*****	The app just stopped loading menus with no easy way to reach out for help
The app just stopped loading menus with no easy way to reach out for help