Food & Nutrition Services

We take food allergies and student safety very seriously. If your student has any food allergies, please have your physician fill out the MDE Dietary Needs Form and return it to the food service office. MDE Special Diet Form. Please scan and email this form to foodservice@uticak12.org or turn it in to your school's main office. 
 
1- You must fill out a physician-signed MDE Special Needs Accommodation form and send it to the Food Service office. Without this, we cannot make any accommodations. Please make sure to be specific with regard to the allergy (Example: all dairy or just fluid milk intolerance, etc.) 
2-Because allergies can change, you MUST fill out a new form EVERY YEAR.
3- You must indicate to your child's school which days and which menu item you would like at least 48 hours in advance. We will not automatically have these available if we do not hear from parents in advance. 
4-A vegetarian and nut free options are available every day, so please see the regular menu.
5-Juice or water are not acceptable substitutes per USDA guidelines. At this time, we have Kikkoman Soy milk as a substitute. You're welcome to send in your own milk with your child if they don't like it.
6-We will do the best we can to accommodate other requests, but there may be some limitations. For questions, please call our food service office at 586-797-1180

Elementary menus are available online under the Allergy Menu tab. For Secondary Allergy menu items, please submit the same form and then contact Food Service at 586-797-1180 for meals.

Because of different economic factors in the US, manufacturers are warning distributors and school food service programs throughout the country to prepare for shortages and substitutions for the near future. We continue to work very closely with our distributors and manufacturers on a daily basis to secure both the food and supply items needed to support our program. However, the availability of these items is expected to change with little or no notice. While it is our intention to serve the posted menu every day at every school, supply chain issues will not make this possible every day through this school year. When changes to the posted school menu become necessary, we will attempt to substitute the scheduled menu item with another that is as similar as possible, to the extent we are able to do so, based on the products we are able to receive. Please have your student check with their school for any updates as well.