Allergy and Special Dietary Requests
Special Dietary Needs
Once a child has been diagnosed with a food allergies or intolerances a Special Diet Statement form must be completed by an authorized medical authority, such as a licensed Physician, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or a Registered Dietitian.
Updates to this form are required only when a participant’s needs change.
Special Diet Statement forms can be found through the link below or by contacting the Food & Nutrition Director, Brenton Lexvold, RDN, LD, SNS at (507) 732-1419.
Lactose-Free Milk Requests
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools will provide lactose-free milk for children with lactose intolerance at no charge with a meal. Students may purchase lactose-free milk a la carte or for milk break for an additional fee. Parents can request lactose-free milk for their student by filling out a Request for Lactose – Free Milk form. Please note that this request must be kept current and submitted yearly.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s Lactose-Free Milk option is “Lactaid”. Any other milk substitution requests will need to be accompanied by completing the “Special Diet Statement” link below.
Allergy Information
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools, Food & Nutrition Department works to ensure that Pre-school through 2nd grade menus are planned with no peanut containing ingredients. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools is not a "Peanut-Free" district as it is a public space, and food being brought into the building(s) cannot be controlled or restricted. As students enter the 3rd grade, children should have started working with their food allergy and the building nurse to ensure that a safety plan is in place along with an Epi pen if prescribed by a medical doctor. Menu's through Nutrislice (the district's menu platform), can be filtered to take off the top 9 allergens. To learn more about this, select the "How-to Filter School Menus for Allergies" form below. If parents should have additional questions, call or email the Food & Nutrition Director at (507) 732-1419 or at brentl@zmsch.k12.mn.us.
Special Diet Forms:
How-to Filter School Menus for Allergies
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