• Dietary accommodations

    Diet accommodations are governed by state and federal regulations.

    Lactose-reduced or soy milk is available to a student with a written request from a parent/guardian. Complete the Request for Lactose-Free Milk or Soy Milk form and submit to the Child Nutrition supervisor at the students' school or email it to mealmodifications@ahschools.us. The form can be found below.

    All other requests for meal modifications require a completed Diet Modification Request form which must be signed by either a licensed Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), Physician's Assistant (P.A.C.), Clinical Nurse Practitioner (CNP), or a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) AND by a parent or guardian. The required form may be found at ahschools.us/dietform. It is important that all the required fields are completed. Incomplete forms can not be processed and will be returned for completion.
    Physician letters, verbal or email requests to school staff, nursing staff, or to the Child Nutrition office do not meet USDA requirements to make a meal modification.

    Parents can email the completed form to mealmodifications@ahschools.us, mail it to Child Nutrition Program, 2727 N. Ferry St., Anoka, 55303, or fax it to 763-506-1253.
    Requests may take up to 10 days to be accommodated. Additional time may be required at the beginning of the school year or for complex diets. Incomplete documents will be returned for completion. 

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

    Procedures

    Regulations require that lactose reduced milk be made available to any student with a written request from a parent or guardian. If your child needs lactose reduced milk please submit the complete Milk Substitute Form to the site supervisor at the school.

    All other requests for accommodations require a written statement from a licensed physician using the form below. The statement must include both the items the student cannot eat and the items that may be substituted for it. Although an annual update is not required, the district may request an updated document as needed.

    Return original, completed dietary accommodations request form to the school nurse or site supervisor for your child's school. All requests for modifications will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and require the involvement of a child nutrition central office administrator and school nursing services staff. In some cases, an individualized education plan or health plan that will have school meals as part of it and will be developed by a building team. We will work to assure that these regulations and procedures are followed while meeting the needs of the student.

    Please note

    Child Nutrition staff members are not trained medical providers and will never determine if a child can or cannot eat a particular item. That decision belongs only to parents, guardians or licensed medical providers. Parents or guardians are welcome to visit our kitchens and review the ingredient statements on labels at any time by making an appointment with the supervisor. However, ingredients may change at any time without notice by the manufacturer.