Nutrition
Cafe 233 is building a healthier student body through school nutrition!
Olathe students enjoy a variety of healthful meals that meet guidelines set by the
National School Lunch Program and theOlathe Schools Nutrition & Wellness Policy.
Café 233 strives to create healthy lunches that are popular with students.
Important facts about our lunch menus:
- Designed to provide students 1/3 of their Recommended Daily Allowances
- Calories, Protein, Fat, Sodium, Cholesterol, Fiber, Vitamins A & C, Calcium and Iron are monitored over the course of one week
- Balanced meals include whole grains, low fat dairy and unlimited fruits and veggies
- Age appropriate serving sizes are offered
- Desserts are considered a treat and offered no more than twice a week
- Some items may appear to be ‘unhealthy’ but are actually baked rather than fried, nutrient enriched and made with low fat, low sugar and/or low sodium ingredients
- Student Advisory Council tests new items for kids approval
Food Allergies, Intolerance and Disabilities
Substitutions:
Federal regulations require Cafe 233 to receive written instructions from an appropriate medical authority before the school can modify your student’s meals. A student with a disability is to be provided substitutions in foods and/or beverages when supported by the appropriate medical statement. Cafe 233 will withhold and, at its discretion, may make substitutions for a student who is NOT disabled but is unable to consume food items because of food allergy or intolerance.
Please provide your recognized medical authority with the Letter to Physician. The physician must then complete one of the following forms to document your student’s current special dietary needs. The medical authority must list on the form all foods that are to be eliminated from the diet and foods that may be substituted. Please bring the Letter to Physician, Allergy/Intolerance Form and the Disability Form to your physician. Please make sure the physician is making the determination and filling out the correct form (Allergy or Disability).
- Medical Statement for Student Requiring Special Meals Due to Disability:If the student has a disability that affects his/her diet, a licensed physician must complete this form.
- Medical Statement for Student Requiring Special Meals Due to Food Allergy or Intolerance: If the student has a food allergy or intolerance, a physician or other recognized medical authority (i.e. physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner) must complete this form.
Please return the completed medical statement to:
Food Production Center
Attn: Jami Soukup
14140 Black Bob Rd
Olathe, KS 66062
Fax # 913-780-8144
After receiving your forms, you will be contacted to discuss logistics of starting the special diet.
Gluten Free Menus:
March – Gluten Free Elementary
April – Gluten Free Elementary
Milk Substitution:
Cafe 233 does not provide a milk substitution for allergy or intolerance. All students have the option of milk and/or juice and they may decline the milk choice if they wish. Students with a physician’s note on file with the school nurse stating they have a milk allergy or intolerance, may choose 2 juices without paying a la carte prices.
Nut Policy:
Due to the large number of severe nut allergies in our district, Cafe 233 produces school meals as nut free as possible. Nut products are avoided in any produced item at the Food Production Center made for school meals. There are nut products in the building for use in the catering department. These items are prepared on separate tables from where school items are produced, and thorough sanitation procedures are enforced.
Cafe 233 checks all ingredient labels of purchased items for the elementary meals to ensure, to the best of our ability, they do not contain nut ingredients or processed in a plant that manufactures peanut products. However, there are pre-packaged products that contain nuts in the secondary snack/a la carte options.
Milk Program:
Students who can not consume milk may receive a juice as an alternate choice with the Milk Program and the district will cover the additional costs. Please check with your school if your child has a milk intolerance or allergy.
*Please submit any questions or concerns that you have on our website, or contact:
Jami Soukup, RD, LD, SNS
913-780-7005