Food & Nutrition

Welcome to the page dedicated to informing you about our food service program. Here you will be able to find information about meal pricing, menus, and more.

Upsala Area Schools serves a nutritious lunch for students and staff everyday. Parents are welcome to eat with their child. All meals served meet nutritional standards established by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Food Service Director: Gina Gross
Head Cook: Alice Westrich
Assistant Cook: Sandy Boeckermann

Breakfast AND Lunch are Free for Students
During the 2023-24 School Year

2023-2024 Meal Pricing

  • Student Breakfast: $0.00

  • Student Lunch: $0.00 (elementary non-student $2.60, high school non-student $2.75)

  • Extra Milk: $0.35

  • Snack Milk: $0.35

  • Doubles Card: $1.25 per punch

  • Adult Breakfast: $2.75

  • Adult Lunch: $5.00

  • Adult Milk: $0.35

  • Lunch Card Replacement Fee: $3.00

Payments of cash or check can be paid in the office. Credit Card payments (Visa or Mastercard) can be made through the Webstore.

Menus

Salad Bar is served every day for the Senior High lunch line. Menus are subject to change.

Nutrition Requirements

Upsala Food Service participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Each meal consists of

  • 1-2 ounces of meat/meat alternative

  • 2+ servings of fruits and vegetables

  • 1 serving of grain/bread

  • 8 oz of milk

Serving sizes are those recommended in the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and the Health Hunger Free Kids Act.

Offer vs Serve

The goal of Offer versus Serve (OVS) is to reduce food waste in the school's meal program while permitting students to decline foods they do not intend to eat.

At breakfast, students are offered three required food components in at least the minimum required amounts. The components at breakfast are: grains (with optional meats/meat alternates allowed); juice/fruit/vegetable; and milk. Under OVS, students are offered at least four food items and must select at least three food items, one of which must be ½ cup of fruit and/or vegetable.

At lunch, students are offered all five required food components in at least the minimum required amount, but they only need to choose three (or more) food items based on their preferences instead of having to take some of every food item. One selection must be at least 1/2 cup or fruit and/or vegetable. Students are, however, encouraged to take all of the food items offered because it provides a balanced meal. 

Milk

The school lunch program is required to offer milk as one of the components of lunch. A choice of skim white & skim chocolate is offered.

Special Dietary Needs

Lactose free milk will be provided to students at no extra charge upon the written request of a parent or guardian. Other special diet requests can be made upon submitting a Special Diet Statement.

Meal Forms, Policies & Printable Menus

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Non-Discrimination Statement / Civil Rights

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Nutritional Resources
https://www.usda.gov/topics/food-and-nutrition
https://education.mn.gov/mde/dse/fns/