Food Services

The goal of the Food and Nutrition Services Department is to provide high quality, nutritious meals for all students. Each day, the department prepares and serves more than 20,000 lunches for students and staff at all district schools. Breakfast is also served at 28 schools. Current school lunch menus will be posted during the school year at each school and on this website.

For information about your student’s meal account balance please use Pay Pams.  You can also use Pay Pams to electronically add funds to your student's meal account. When adding to your student’s meal account with a check, please make it payable to ISD196 Food Service, and include your student's PIN or ID in the memo line.

Students can purchase meals by entering their Universal PIN (Personal Identification Number) that is assigned to them by Food & Nutrition Services. When the code is entered, the electronic system automatically deducts the appropriate amount from the student's meal account. Your student will use the same PIN from grades K to 12 within District 196.

School breakfast and lunch are free of charge but must be recorded for reimbursement from the State of Minnesota.  Students may purchase additional milk or a milk to accompany a lunch from home for $0.40 each.

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