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Cafeterias post 'right to
know' food allergy alerts
Food allergies can be life-threatening.
To minimize the chance of accidental exposure to a food that may trigger
an allergic reaction, the district's new food-service provider posts
"right to know" information in every school cafeteria. The information
-- kept in a binder -- lists ingredients in school food that are common
causes of food allergies. They include:
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Milk and milk products
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Egg and egg products
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Peanut and peanut products
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Tree nut and tree nut products
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Soy and soy products
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Fish and fish products
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Shellfish and shellfish products
The binder does not list manufacturers
who also may process allergens (like peanuts) in other products they
produce. However, Whitson's requires its manufacturers to have practices in
place that minimize the possibility accidental contamination from other
products during the manufacturing process.
Any student with a severe food allergy should
NOT assume that a food is safe to eat and should always ask before eating
cafeteria food. That student's parent or guardian should contact the
food-service manager to discuss dietary needs and restrictions. Product
specifications are subject to change and manufacturers are not required by
law to provide updated ingredient declarations to Whitson's.
For more information, contact
Stephanie Lasher, Whitson's onsite food service director,
at 462-7322 or slasher@albany.k12.ny.us.
New food service management
to start in January
In addition:
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Menus are subject to change
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Prepaid meals are encouraged
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Low-fat, chocolate and unflavored
milk is available daily
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We will offer a turkey equivalent when pork
products are served
Lunch prices are as follows:
For more information, contact
Stephanie Lasher, Whitson's onsite food service director,
at 462-7322 or slasher@albany.k12.ny.us.
Scroll down to see menus for the
new healthy fare.
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Sandwiches are offered daily as an alternative to
the lunch selection: Monday = turkey; Tuesday = turkey bologna; Wednesday =
turkey and cheese; Thursday = ham; and Friday = egg or tuna
salad. All sandwiches are served on whole-wheat bread.
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Rolls and breads are available daily, as are
low-fat, chocolate or regular milk.
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Salads are available daily.
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Menus are subject to change.
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Prepaid meals are encouraged.
March menu -- high school and
middle schools
High school and
middle-school students can choose their daily fare from four new food
stations:
La Cucina offers cheese
pizza, pepperoni pizza and a different specialty pizza each day.
Chef's Production provides a
daily hot entrée served with a vegetable and choice of fruit.
Ruby's Grill gives students
a daily choice of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, turkey burgers, veggie
burgers or a specialty hot sandwich.
Freight Express offers "grab
and go" cold subs served on wraps and different types of bread. Students
can also purchase assorted salads with a choice of fresh fruit.
March lunch menus for
Albany High School as follows:
Click
here for the March lunch menu for William S. Hackett Middle
School and Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.
Click here for the March lunch menu for Abrookin
Vocational-Technical School and
Harriet Gibbons High School.
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