Food Service Program

All students staying for lunch must eat in the lunchroom under supervision. Students may bring their lunch from home or purchase their lunch. The lunch program begins on the first full day of school and is in operation each full day school is in session. Menus are posted online (see links at right under "Student Menus.")

 

Elementary students may order one of the daily entree selections from the elementary school menu featured monthly, while Deer Path Middle School can select their meal from either their monthly school menu or the "a la carte" line. The hot lunch entree at the elementary schools and the middle school includes one milk selection, and the Fruit & Veggie Cart featuring seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables, low fat Ranch dip, and canned fruit in juice. The cost of a single hot lunch entree is $3.25, and milk is $ .45 (a single hot lunch entree with organic milk is $4.25).  A la carte entrees at the middle school vary in price.

 

myNutriKids

 

Lake Forest School District 67 and Quest Food Services are pleased to provide our families a convenient, easy and secure online prepayment service to deposit money into your child's school meal account (www.MyNutrikids.com). This service also provides parents the ability to view your child's account balance, and print out a copy of your child's eating history report. The history report will show you all dates and times that your child has purchased a lunch within the past thirty days.

 

Click here for MyNutrikids - Overview & Instructions

 

Attention Parents: To reduce the number of transactions processed, it is suggested that individual student deposits to their Nutrikids account be no less than $25.00 and family deposits be no less than $50.00. If you wish to purchase lunches for the entire school year, please follow the guidelines below:

 

 

PRICES / LUNCH DAYS for the 2010-2011 School Year:

  • To purchase the Daily Menu Lunch, which includes Entree, Fruits, Veggies and Milk, the COST IS $3.25 per day. For 171 Days the cost is $555.75.
  • If you would prefer to have Daily Menu Lunch with Organic Milk with your lunch the COST IS $4.25 per day or $726.75 for 171 days.
  • MILK ONLY: A carton of milk is $ .45 per day or $76.95 for 171 days.
  • ORGANIC MILK ONLY: A carton is $1.60 per day or $273.60 for 171 days.
  • Bringing lunch from home? You may purchase just the Fruit & Veggie Cart for $1.50 per day.
  • At the elementary schools we offer a Frozen Yogurt or Icee Treat once per month at a cost of $1 per month or $9 for the school year.
  • Deer Path Middle School offers a wide selection of A La Carte options including a wide array of Entree Choices. Please review the DPM A La Carte price list.

 

Please Note: The Nutrikids website registration form has the ability to charge a convenience fee associated with this service. District 67 families will NOT be charged this fee.

 

At the elementary schools: the student will make their lunch selection in homeroom each morning. At lunch, your child will simply give his or her name to the cashier and the cashier will view the student's picture online and debit their account.

 

At the middle school: the student will swipe their student ID at the lunch line, the cashier will verify the student's picture and the account will be debited. We are encouraging all middle school students to be responsible with their IDs, but if one is forgotten or lost, ID numbers and names can be searched on the computerized Point of Sale (POS) system to ensure the student has lunch for that day. Replacement IDs can be issued in the middle school office – the first replacement is free but subsequent ones will cost $5 each.

 

Prices, which are subject to change, are dependent upon costs and federal reimbursement, and changes are reported on the district website.

 

A Food Service Advisory Council, consisting of parents and District 67 staff, meets regularly to monitor the food service program. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact Anne Simons, Food Service Director, 847-604-7476.

 

Please note there are no fried items, and most of our breads, tortillas and pizza crusts are whole wheat and whole grain. We also serve whole grain brown rice. Nut products including nut oils are not used due to allergy concerns. The menu follows the guidelines for portion sizes and amounts of grains, proteins, and fats for each age level as suggested by the National School Lunch Program.

 

The district's "charge" system will be implemented when your student's account is overdrawn. The elementary students are allowed to charge up to three (3) lunches, while middle school students are allowed only one (1) charge. After this allotment, students will not be allowed to charge any further lunches until monies are paid. After three unpaid charges at the elementary level, and one unpaid charge at the middle school level, a cheese sandwich, vegetable, fruit and milk will be offered to the student. You will still be charged the full price of a meal.

 

Food Allergies/Anaphylaxis
The district has developed procedures for management of food allergies/anaphylaxis. The procedures guide and forms can be accessed by clicking on "Allergy Procedures" from the box at the top right of this page.

 

District Wellness Policy
District 67 has adopted a Local Wellness Policy, The policy includes goals for:

• Nutrition education to support and promote good nutrition,
• Physical activity to support and promote active lifestyles and provide physical education instruction to foster development of movement skills, have students participate daily in a physical education class, enhance health-related fitness, and promote community partnerships,
• Nutrition guidelines for foods available on school campuses that:
  - Promote nutritious food offerings and choices,
  - Encourage parents to make healthy choice selections for classroom snacks and celebrations, and
  - Requires District 67 to avoid offering or selling foods that do not meet minimal nutritional value or other established guidelines.
• Monitoring the implementation of the legally mandated Local Wellness Policy in compliance with the Illinois School Code.

 

Click here to download the Wellness Implementation Guide.

 

The District 67 Local Wellness Policy Committee created a Healthful Food and Beverage list to assist you in selecting healthy choices for your child's classroom snacks/celebrations.  In creating this list, the Local Wellness Policy Committee also took into consideration the medical needs of students with severe allergies in an effort to keep classroom spaces safe for all children.