{"id":57,"date":"2016-06-27T15:49:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T15:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:31:30","slug":"special-diets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/special-diets\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Diets and Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57\" class=\"elementor elementor-57\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c25946 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c25946\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90f595\" data-id=\"f90f595\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff20dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ff20dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Diets and Nutrition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce0ef6 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce0ef6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8fc157\" data-id=\"b8fc157\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c1fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c1fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Questions and Topics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403d47c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403d47c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/a-to-z-common-questions-and-topics\/\">Click here for a list of topics<\/a> and questions related to special diets, allergies and school menus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0926b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0926b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Allergies and Medical Conditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6beaecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6beaecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2688 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_3622-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Allergy Aware sign at Pyrtle Elementary School\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_3622-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_3622-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_3622-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/IMG_3622.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If your student has a diagnosed food allergy, food intolerance, medical condition or disability which requires a special diet, LPS Nutrition Services will accommodate that dietary request upon receipt of a completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/forms\/master.cfm?name=medical+statement&amp;department=All&amp;formId=&amp;Submit=Search\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><i>Medical Statement for Children with Special Nutritional Needs form<\/i><\/a>. Download a copy or ask your school&#8217;s health office for a copy. The form must be completed by a licensed health care professional (see page 1 of the form for further instructions).<\/p>\n<p>Please allow up to 5 school days from receipt of the Medical Statement for Nutrition Services to plan for the appropriate menu adaptations and obtain any special foods needed to make the correct meal(s) for your child. During the planning process, please send a lunch from home.<\/p>\n<p>If your student does not plan to eat meals at school and will bring lunch from home, it is still recommended to make sure that the school has allergy and health information on file.<\/p>\n<p>If you have additional questions about special diet meals, <a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/a-to-z-common-questions-and-topics\/\">search our list of topics<\/a>&nbsp;or contact us to request a meeting with our dietitian.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6569d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6569d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Religious, Cultural and Personal Dietary Choices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ed451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ed451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our LPS student population is very diverse \u2014 from the range in age of our students (preschool through grade 12), to family traditions, personal background and lifestyle. Food choices are made for many different reasons, including cultural, emotional, economical, religious, ethical, environmental and personal health. We try very hard to offer a variety of foods from which students can select their meals. As a courtesy, our menu includes at least four or more entr\u00e9e choices every day, including at least two meatless options, as well as several choices of fruits, vegetables, grain and milk.<\/p><p>If you would like to request a meatless or vegetarian diet for your student, please download a copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/forms\/master.cfm?name=medical+statement&amp;department=All&amp;formId=&amp;Submit=Search\">Medical Statement form<\/a> or ask your school for a copy. Parents may also request lactose-free milk or a non-dairy milk substitute using this form. LPS purchases USDA approved non-dairy milk substitute with the same nutritional composition as cow&#8217;s milk.<\/p><p>Still have questions? Use the <a href=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/a-to-z-common-questions-and-topics\/\">Common Questions and Topics<\/a> above which covers many topics including pork, fish, meatless and vegetarian diets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6252c98\" data-id=\"6252c98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b3c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00b3c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c891bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c891bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-278d0ef\" data-id=\"278d0ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379b4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379b4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/forms\/master.cfm?name=medical+statement&#038;department=All&#038;formId=&#038;Submit=Search\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Medical-Statement-Form.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Special-Diet-Menus-Button3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Special-Diet-Menus-Button3.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2c00e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2c00e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc11d8\" data-id=\"7dc11d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50da65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b50da65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/special-diets\/allergy-policy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Allergy-Policy-Button2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce3ace0\" data-id=\"ce3ace0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873785c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"873785c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fbdbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2fbdbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact our office with any questions or concerns related to special diets, special meals, or to request a meeting. Our department works closely with the health office staff as well as the School Administrative staff and other personnel such as special education and speech therapy.<\/p><p>We understand how important your child&#8217;s health is and school meals are an important part of their day. Serving a healthy, safe meal is a top priority.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c81b74 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c81b74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b659a52\" data-id=\"b659a52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb31d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eb31d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hannah Boyd<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bf609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3bf609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nutrition Services Specialist<br \/>Registered Dietitian<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2575be elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b2575be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Phone: 402-436-1745<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:specialdiets@lps.org\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Email: specialdiets@lps.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fax\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fax: 402-436-1775<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2df360b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2df360b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd8af39\" data-id=\"cd8af39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae27c4b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae27c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ce347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6ce347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Diet Menus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746886c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746886c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2669\" src=\"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-15-at-10.31.34-AM-300x276.png\" alt=\"Picture showing location of special menus link on the mealviewer page\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-15-at-10.31.34-AM-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-15-at-10.31.34-AM.png 438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Each month special diet menus are prepared by the Nutrition Services Dietician. These are posted and available for cafeteria staff, students, families, nurses and health office staff.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1gJqgR2X62G8y9lBg_yLdfN5LfFZf2aD5?role=writer\">View the Special Diet Menus<\/a><\/p><p>For your convenience, there is also a link on the <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.mealviewer.com\/district\/lincolnne\">Mealviewer page<\/a>, just below the &#8220;My School Bucks&#8221; information.<\/p><p>When a student has very specialized needs, a team of LPS staff will work together with the student and family to provide the prescribed diet needed.<\/p><p>If you have a question about your student&#8217;s special diet contact us via phone or email or request a meeting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4149a80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4149a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962e042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"962e042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What About Preschool (Early Childhood Program) students?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a62a720 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a62a720\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15038a0\" data-id=\"15038a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a57b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a57b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5672 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2021\/10\/Copy-of-Humann-PM-2-Lynn-Goering-1-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If your preschool student needs a special diet, have your health care professional complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lps.org\/apps\/forms\/master.cfm?name=medical+statement&amp;department=All&amp;formId=&amp;Submit=Search\">Medical Statement for Students with Special Nutritional Needs form<\/a> and return it to your school&#8217;s health office or your classroom teacher.<\/p><p>Ask your teacher to notify our department immediately of the need for a special diet. Outside food is not allowed in preschool classrooms. Please allow up to 5 school days from receipt of the Medical Statement for our department to plan the appropriate menu adaptations and obtain the special foods needed to make safe meals for your child. Feel free to contact our dietitian directly with any questions or to discuss your child&#8217;s dietary needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf2f97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fbf2f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bceee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bceee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nutrition and Special Diet Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7a152 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7a152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The organizations listed below are reputable sources of information related to feeding children, food allergies, school meals and general nutrition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6f2ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6f2ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c22e6fb\" data-id=\"c22e6fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6876c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6876c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellynsatterinstitute.org\/how-to-feed\/\">Ellyn Satter Institute<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0219c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0219c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellynsatterinstitute.org\/how-to-feed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/elementor\/thumbs\/ESI-web-logo-no-text-pb1eqfuqbl6tksi0o3uzlmt5djvqwtajjixs9p5dds.gif\" title=\"ESI-web-logo-no-text\" alt=\"Ellen Satter Institute Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5cd1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5cd1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year the Ellyn Satter Institute helps tens of thousands of parents, grandparents, children, teens, adults, and health professionals reimagine and reshape anxiety-infused relationships with food into joyful journeys of healthful well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54763b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54763b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellynsatterinstitute.org\/how-to-feed\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c69feee\" data-id=\"c69feee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42bd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42bd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatright.org\/\">Kids With Food Allergies<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ded5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8ded5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidswithfoodallergies.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2023\/05\/KFA-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2023\/05\/KFA-Logo.png 412w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2023\/05\/KFA-Logo-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f95a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f95a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A trusted source for information to learn how to read labels, serve safe foods, as well as how to prevent allergic reactions or treat a reaction should one occur. Online support community and national network of local support groups to help you connect with others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f631640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f631640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidswithfoodallergies.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e290da9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e290da9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5aea33\" data-id=\"d5aea33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97e81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c97e81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodallergy.org\/\">Food Allergy Research Association<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939f611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"939f611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodallergy.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/FARE-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2690\" alt=\"Food Allergy Resource Logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f43a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f43a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FARE\u2019s mission is to improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies, and to provide them hope through the promise of new treatments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b848d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72b848d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foodallergy.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0cfa89\" data-id=\"b0cfa89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d101e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d101e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafa.org\/\">Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2573b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2573b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafa.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/AAFA-web-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2693\" alt=\"Asthma and Allergy Foundation Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/AAFA-web-logo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/AAFA-web-logo-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087f4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087f4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1953, is the leading patient organization for people with asthma and allergies, and the oldest asthma and allergy patient group in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8722846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8722846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aafa.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-014cc41 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"014cc41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4727fc\" data-id=\"a4727fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e526368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e526368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.ne.gov\/ns\/nslp\/\">Nebraska Department of Education Nutrition Services<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5235d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac5235d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.ne.gov\/ns\/nslp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/NDELogoRound120.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2704\" alt=\"Nebraska Department of Education Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/NDELogoRound120.png 120w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/NDELogoRound120-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666e105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"666e105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in more than 94,000 public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions nationwide. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 26 million children each school day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc289f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc289f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.ne.gov\/ns\/nslp\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-342cc9f\" data-id=\"342cc9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3324f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3324f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/child-nutrition-programs\">USDA Child Nutrition Programs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed2c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed2c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/child-nutrition-programs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/fnslogo_0.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2700\" alt=\"USDA Logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b806b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b806b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Food and Nutrition Service administers several programs that provide healthy food to children. Administered by state agencies, each of these programs helps fight hunger and obesity by reimbursing organizations such as schools, child care centers, and after-school programs for providing healthy meals to children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54755bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54755bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/child-nutrition-programs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-19be534 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19be534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e7717\" data-id=\"55e7717\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc73dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc73dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/schoolmeals\/\">School Nutrition Association<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1500fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1500fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/schoolmeals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2701\" alt=\"School Nutrition Association Logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116636a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116636a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The School Nutrition Association (SNA) represents 58,000 school nutrition professionals nationwide. Whether they are employed by the school district\u2019s \u201cNutrition Services,\u201d \u201cChild Nutrition,\u201d or \u201cFoodservice\u201d department, they are all working to provide healthy school meals that help students succeed in the classroom and beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bc8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3bc8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/schoolmeals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fc3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89fc3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/education\/food-allergy\/resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SNA Food Allergy Sites<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08d08f7\" data-id=\"08d08f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b67556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b67556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/schoolmeals\/\">Healthy Eating<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a367d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88a367d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/schoolnutrition.org\/schoolmeals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Eatright.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2687\" alt=\"Eat Right Pro Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Eatright.jpg 460w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/ns\/files\/2019\/02\/Eatright-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db200a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db200a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is 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