Food & Nutrition Services

To ensure a safe environment for all students, foods with peanuts and tree nuts cannot be brought into classrooms. There are many students with life threatening food allergies and exposure to a peanut or tree nut product puts many students at risk of anaphylaxis. We need your help to keep everyone safe. Cafeterias have peanut-free tables available in every school cafeteria to provide a safe dining experience.

• Do not send snacks that contain peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts.
• Please read labels carefully to make sure that products are peanut- and nut-free. Products with labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “Manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts/nut products” are not allowed in classrooms.

Foods that cannot be in classrooms

• Peanuts
• Tree nuts: almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, et For a full list visit: Food Allergy Research
• Peanut butter or any nut butters
• Nut milk – almond milk,
• Nutella
• Pesto or nut-based spreads

* SunButter, a product made with sunflower seeds, is a safe substitute for peanut butter!

Peanut- and tree nut-free snack & lunch ideas!

• Fruits & vegetables: canned or fresh
• Fresh fruit: apples, bananas, peaches, pears, grapes, etc.
• Chopped fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, etc.
• Fruit cups: applesauce, pears, peaches, oranges, etc.
• Dried fruit: raisins, dried apricots, etc.
• Fresh vegetables: sliced cucumbers, carrots, sugar snap peas, sliced red pepper, grape tomatoes, etc.
• Cheese: string cheese, cheese slices, etc.
• Yogurt cup
• 100% fruit juice boxes

If you have further questions, please contact your school’s health office.

To view the Edina Student Wellness – Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity  Policy 533.

If your student is in need of any special diet accommodations, please contact our Registered Dietitian, Abby Dollerschell at Abby.Dollerschell@edinaschools.org or 952.848.3812

More resources:

• Special Diet Request Form
• Milk Substitutions

• National Standards for School Meals
• Offer vs Serve Requirements

• What is the USDA Smart Snacks in Schools? 
• Smart Snacks in School and Fundraisers During the School Day

Check if your food or beverage is compliant with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation Calculator.

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