We offer a variety of menus each day that are designed to meet the needs and preferences at each school level. Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. All meals, foods, and beverages are prepared and served by qualified child nutrition professionals. We provide students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.

Each breakfast includes:

• Whole grains
• Fruit
• 100% juice
• Low fat or fat free milk

To qualify as a breakfast meal, a student must take at least 3 different items, one of which must be 1/2 cup fruit or juice. Most entrees will qualify as 2 items. 

Each lunch includes 5 components or food groups:

• Lean protein
• Whole grains
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Low fat or fat free milk

To qualify as a lunch meal, a student must take at least 3 different components, one of which must be 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable. Most entrees will qualify as 2 components. 

Allergen & nutrition information for our menus can be accessed online by clicking on the menus on the Menus page of our website, or via the LINQ Connect app on your mobile device. 

Our online menus allow you to view the nutrition and allergen information for each menu item.

• View the allergens by clicking on the item on the menu
• Click on the Filter in the upper right corner to select allergens to cross out menu items with the selected allergens
• View nutrition information by clicking on the item

This information can be viewed through the menus on our website or through the LINQ Connect App. 

Menus are subject to change due to anticipated product & labor shortages. We will make every attempt to update the online menus in real-time, but out of an abundance of caution, please do not rely solely on the online menus to accommodate allergies or medical conditions. Please remind your child to check with the kitchen manager regarding product substitutions that may not be reflected in the menu posted online. 

Student Nutrition will provide reasonable meal accommodations on a case-by-case basis for student when medically necessary. Medically necessary is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially affects one or more major life activities or bodily functions.

Prior to being able to make accommodations, a Special Diet Statement form must be completed by an authorized medical authority: Licensed Physician (MD or DO), Physician Assistant (PA), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN or CNP), or Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN).

Please contact your child's school nurse or the Student Nutrition Department to initiate requests and obtain a copy of the Special Diet Statement form. The Special Diet Information link below provides more information on the process to request special diet accommodations for your child.

Lakeville Area Schools will provide lactose free milk for students with lactose intolerance. Parents can request lactose free milk for their student by submitting the lactose free milk request form. The form must be submitted each school year.

For questions regarding special dietary needs, contact your child's school nurse or Kim Harren, RD, SNS at: kim.harren@isd194.org or 952-232-2062 

Families can apply for Free and Reduced Meal Benefits by either filling out the form online or filling out a paper application.  Paper applications can be picked up at each school, the District Office, or printed below.

Click Button below to apply Online for Free & Reduced Educational Benefits

Linq Connect Online APPLICATION

Click below to Print a Paper Application for Educational Benefits:

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If you have left the school district and would like to request a refund, please fill out this form:  Refund/Transfer/Donation Lunch Account Request.  Refunds are processed approximately once a month during the school year.

2025 Graduating Seniors Lunch Accounts

Our staff has worked with many of your children since they were in kindergarten.  We wish them the very best of success moving forward!  

Your senior student may have funds remaining in their school meal account at the end of the year.  We have created a process to help simplify the process to refund or transfer your child's balance.

There are four options that you may choose to direct the distribution of your senior's remaining balance:

1. Receive a refund

2. Transfer part or all of the balance to a sibling

3. Donate part or all of the balance to our Feeding it Forward fund. (This is an account that helps students on a temporary basis with lunches when they are struggling to pay for lunches.)

4. Make a payment to bring their negative balance back up to zero.

* Refunds and transfers of remaining funds will be processed in late June after school has ended.  Then once a month after June. Please fill out this form:  Refund/Transfer/Donation Lunch Account Request to let us know how to disperse the funds.

To check the balance of your senior's account at any time, go to  https://linqconnect.com.  If you do not have a Parental LINQ account set up to see balances, follow these instructions to set up an account:  Linq Connect Parental Account Set Up Instructions

 

STUDENTS WITH POSITIVE BALANCES:

Please fill out this form to tell us how to distribute the funds:  Graduating Seniors Lunch Account Refund/Donation/Transfer Request

 

STUDENTS WITH NEGATIVE BALANCES:

To close out the year, we ask that you bring their balance back up to zero.

There are two options:

1. Send in a payment to:  ISD 194, District Office, Attn:  Student Nutrition, 17630 Juniper Path, Suite A, Lakeville, MN  55044
2. If your child has a sibling in the school district, fill out this form to transfer the negative balance to the sibling:   Graduating Student with a Negative Nutrition Balance - Transfer to a Sibling