Nutrition Services

2022-23 Educational Benefits Application

Every family, every year. We ask that ALL families with children enrolled with Robbinsdale Area Schools complete an Application for Educational Benefits each year. It’s quick and easy.

Kindergarten students receive breakfast for free via the state of Minnesota. Application for Educational Benefits for the 2022/2023 school year will be available in mid-July.

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Students will need to enter their PIN each time they have a school breakfast or school lunch. Every student’s PIN is the same as their school identification number. Student identification numbers can be found in the parent portal. Sign in to the parent portal here and click today on the left side of the screen. Your student's name and student ID will appear. If you have more than one student, select them from the upper right corner of your screen. If you need assistance with logging in to your parent portal email: registrar@rdale.org

You can also find your student’s PIN number by setting up an account through the TITAN K-12 Family Portal.

The Application for Educational Benefits (formerly known as Free and Reduced) can be completed at TITAN K-12 Family Portal.

Visit TITAN K-12 Family Portal.
Click on Apply for Meals Today (log in not required).
Follow the instructions to complete your online application.

An eligibility notice letter will be sent out via USPS mail or email within 10 business days.

If you would like a paper copy of the application for educational benefits, available in English, Spanish, and Somali, or if you have questions, please call Danielle Kiminski at 763-504-8050 or email at danielle_kiminski@rdale.org.

Additional Educational Benefit Application Information

Families should fill out a new application every year.
The Application for Educational Benefits used to be called the “free and reduced lunch” form.
Educational Benefit thresholds are higher than in some programs, so many families are surprised to find they do qualify.

The Robbinsdale Area Schools Nutrition Services Department is dedicated to providing meals and snacks that are high quality, healthy and well-balanced, providing students the nutrition they need to be successful at school. Our department's services include breakfast, lunch and after school snack programs as well as daycare meals, catering and other snacks and meals as needed.

Department contacts

Gina Elliott
Assistant Director
763-504-8047
Gina_Elliott@rdale.org

Brie Smith
Assistant Director
763-504-8048
Brianna_Smith@rdale.org

Danielle Kiminski
Administrative Assistant
763-504-8050
D anielle_Kiminski@rdale.org

Director

Katie M. Wahl
Director
763-504-8049
Katie_M_Wahl@rdale.org

View School Meal Menus

School MenusPlease note, due to current supply chain issues menus may vary.

Reminder: Nutrition Services has transitioned to a new online payment system, Titan School Solutions.

Resources

2022-23 School Year Meals

Meal pricing

Elementary Schools:	Middle Schools:	High Schools:	Adult
Breakfast 1.50; free for kindergarten or VPK students	Breakfast $1.50	Breakfast $1.50	Breakfast $2.50
Lunch $2.65	Lunch $2.85	Lunch $3.00	Lunch $4.95
Reduced-price Breakfast - Free	Reduced-price Breakfast - Free	Reduced-price Breakfast - Free
Reduced-price Lunch- Free	Reduced-price Lunch - Free	Reduced-price Lunch - Free

A la carte

Student	Adult
Breakfast entrée only $1.20	Breakfast entrée only $1.75
Lunch entrée only $1.75	Lunch entrée only $3.25
Veggie, fruit, or bread $.75	Veggie, fruit, or bread $.75
Milk $.50	Milk $.50

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

The federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) for the 2022-23 school year is available at Lakeview, Meadow Lake, Neill, Noble, Northport, Sandburg, Forest, and FAIR School Crystal. FFVP provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day.

The goal of the FFVP is to create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices, expanding the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience, increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption, and making a difference in children's diets to impact their present and future health.

The FFVP snack time is an ideal teaching opportunity for nutrition education with the children. Please continue to talk with your children about the healthy choices they receive at school.

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program Menu

Meal Account Payment Information

The The TITAN Family portal is a secure, online system that allows parents to:

Make an online payment to their children’s cafeteria meal accounts
Remotely monitor their children’s accounts
Set up automatic recurring payments
Set up low balance e-mail message alerts
And submit an online application for free and/or reduced meals

To add money to an account is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Register at family.titank12.com by clicking on Sign up today!
Confirm your email address by clicking on the email verification link sent to your email address.
Now you can sign in at family.titank12.com using your email and password.

If you prefer, you can pay with cash or check by sending it to your student’s school cafeteria or to Educational Services Center at 4148 Winnetka Avenue North, New Hope, MN 55427. Checks can be made payable to Robbinsdale Area Schools Nutrition Services.

For more information, check out the Titan FAQs in English and Spanish OR call Danielle Kiminski at 763-504-8050 or email at danielle_kiminski@rdale.org.

Nutrition Standards

School meals offer students milk, fruit and vegetables, proteins and grains, and must meet strict limits on saturated fat and portion size. School lunches meet standards requiring:

Age-appropriate calorie limits
Larger servings of vegetables, including dark green, red/orange vegetables and legumes
Fat-free or 1% milk
More whole grains
Less sodium

We know how important it is to encourage students to consume healthier options. We're always working to offer our students tastier and healthier choices. We have been working on some new and improved scratch recipes over the past year. We host student taste tests to get feedback directly from students and get them involved in the menu planning process. A daily entree salad will continue to be offered at the schools due to their success. Our school nutrition staff has found great ways to get students excited about healthy food choices and we'll continue to work on creative solutions to ensure healthy foods appeal to students.

USDA Compliance Statement

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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:

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

Special Dietary Requests

Families who have students with special dietary needs should contact the school nurse and Nutrition Services Assistant Director, Brianna Smith at 763-504-8048. Accommodations will be made whenever possible. Additionally, Robbinsdale Nutrition Services makes reasonable substitutions to meals on a case-by-case basis for students who are considered to have a disability which restricts their diet.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), most physical and mental impairments will constitute a disability. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 made important changes to the term disability to include any person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, including major bodily functions. Major bodily functions include but are not limited to: functions of the immune system, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine and reproductive systems.

Robbinsdale Nutrition Services is not required to accommodate special dietary requests that do not constitute a disability, including requests related to religious or moral convictions or personal preference.

To request a special diet for your student, the Special Diet Request form must be completed by a licensed physician, physician assistant or certified nurse practitioner. If asking for a food to be omitted and substituted, please make sure numbers 1, 2 and 3 are complete or we cannot accept the form.

Drop off or mail completed forms to the Education Service Center, Attn: Brie Smith, 4148 Winnetka Ave. N, New Hope, MN 55427. Forms can also be faxed to 763-504-8971, Attn: Brie Smith.

Special Diet Request Form

Milk Substitutions

MN State Statute 124D.114 requires schools to provide one of these alternatives for a student with lactose intolerance if the parent has requested an alternative, in writing:

Lactose reduced milk, lactose free milk or soy milk meeting specific guidelines
Milk fortified with lactase in liquid, tablet, granular, or other form
Milk to which lactobacillus acidophilus has been added

Juice or water cannot replace milk in the National School Lunch Program.

For more information, please see the Minnesota Department of Education's website. If you have any questions, please call our Nutrition Services Assistant Director, Brie Smith, at 763-504-8048.

Lactose-intolerant Students

A lactose-reduced milk; milk fortified with lactase in liquid, tablet, granules or other form; or milk to which lactabacillus acidophilus has been added must be provided for lactose-intolerant students upon written request of parent or guardian.

Farm to School Offerings

Robbinsdale Area Schools is participating in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Harvest of the Month in Minnesota and the Farm to School Full Tray Grant for the 2021-2022 school year. We love it when our students can try the best of Minnesota grown and produced foods and think it's important to support our local Minnesota growers and producers. Throughout the school year students will have the opportunity to try new, local foods on the line and through taste tests.

To learn more about our ongoing taste tests and local producers, please visit our “What’s Local on the Lunch Line” Toolkit.

Tutorial videos for families

How to find Educational Benefit application

How to find the school meal menu

How to check your student's meal balance

Enrichment Activities

Lunch Room Recipes You Can Make at Home

Lunch Room Recipes You Can Make at Home

Robbinsdale Nutrition Services has been working hard to come up with new, updated recipes. We firmly believe healthy eating patterns are essential for students to do well in school, enjoy the time they spend with their friends and family, and fully develop mentally and physically. Furthermore, these habits have been linked to reduced risk for mortality and prevention of future chronic diseases.

Robbinsdale Nutrition Services lunch menus offer kids a wide variety of foods that are both nutritious and delicious. Cooking new recipes is a fun and engaging activity that can be enjoyed at home!

Apple french toast bake (PDF)
Creamy broccoli apple slaw (PDF)
Honey sriracha roasted delicata squash (PDF)
Hummus (PDF)
Parmesan garlic roasted carrots with sriracha mayo dipping sauce (PDF)
Roasted brussels sprouts with honey and dill (PDF)
Roasted honey butter carrots (PDF)
Spicy sweet potatoes (PDF)

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