Good nutrition is an essential part of a good education . Anoka-Hennepin ’ s Child Nutrition Program ( CNP ) follows current USDA guidelines . Our mission is to prepare nutritious meals that meet or exceed those guidelines and to create a safe and positive environment for our guests to enjoy their meals .

Menus

All menu and nutritional information is available online at ahschools . us / menus . You can print a copy and check allergen information from the webpage . To keep up to date on what ’ s for breakfast or lunch at your children ’ s school , download the School Cafe app through Apple or Android devices , or go to ahschools . us / menus .

Special dietary needs

Lactose reduced or soy milk is available to students with a written request from a parent or guardian . This request must be given to the school cafeteria supervisor .

All other modifications require a completed diet modification request form signed by a licensed Doctor of Medicine ( M . D .), Clinical Nurse Practitioner , Osteopathic Dr . ( D . O .) or Physicians Assistant ( P . A . C .), and a parent or guardian . The form can be found at ahschools . us / dietform . Fax the completed form to the CNP office at 763-506-1253 or mail it to 2727 N . Ferry St ., Anoka , MN 55303 . Requests may take up to 10 days to be accommodated .

Paying for meals

NEW ! All students now will use their student ID number to access their meal account in the cafeterias .

There is no fee to make meal account payments online . You can set up automatic payments based on a set balance , sign up for email alerts and see what your child eats every day . Please allow 24 hours for online payments to reach the meal account . Log in to A-HConnect and click on School Meal Account .

Checks and cash can be sent to the school for payment as well . Please note the student ’ s name and ID number on the check to ensure the funds are deposited to the proper account .

Applying for free or reduced meals

Applying online is easy ! Go to ahschools . us / freereduced , set up an account and complete the application . It will take about five minutes . After your application is processed , CNP will mail you a letter indicating if it was approved or denied . If denied , you will be paying full price and will need to have money in the students ’ accounts to purchase meals .

Each school year , the State of Minnesota sends the district information , indicating if a student is approved for free meals . If you did not receive a letter stating that your student was automatically approved for free meals you will need to fill out an application .

Regardless of your past eligibility a new application needs to be completed each school year .

Visit our website at ahschools . us / cnp for more information .

We look forward to serving nutritious meals to the students of Anoka-Hennepin schools .

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Students approved for free or reduced meals only need to put money on their meal accounts to purchase a separate milk or a la carte items not included with a meal . Menus are online at ahschools . us / menus

Breakfast

Breakfast is available to all of our students . Breakfast is offered at no cost to all kindergarteners and to all free or reduced-eligible students . Breakfast includes a choice of a hot entrée or cereal , muffin , fruit , juice and milk . Lunch

Lunch is available to all of our students . Lunch is offered at no cost to all free or reduced-eligible students . Lunch includes a choice of entrée , fruits and vegetables , and milk . Side items may be available for particular entrees . There are many healthy choices to choose from each day . A la carte items for purchase

A la carte items are available for purchase at most schools . Students must have money in their meal accounts to purchase a la carte items . Students who owe more than $ 25 may not be able to purchase a la carte items .

My Meal Account

Log in to your A-HConnect account and click on the MyMealAccount icon to add funds to your account . No fees are charged .