School Lunch Program

The mission of the Hudson School District Food Service Department is to strive to treat all children equally, provide healthy, well-balanced, and reasonably priced meals in a safe and pleasant environment. Good nutrition is essential to the learning process; therefore, we encourage all students to eat well-balanced meals at school, as well as at home. 

The Hudson School District uses a computerized ‘point of sale’ debit meal payment system. This system allows you to “deposit” money into your child’s account, and funds will automatically be deducted from his/her account when cafeteria meals are purchased, using a unique 4-digit personal identification number (PIN) assigned to your child. Since this is a debit system, students will not be allowed to charge, so please keep your child's account above zero. As a courtesy, if a student does not have enough funds in their account, an ‘Emergency Lunch’ of a sunbutter sandwich and milk will be served for .85 cents.

Elementary school students will have a prepayment envelope sent home at the beginning of each month along with the menu for your convenience and security. The envelope should be filled out with the student's name, school, and homeroom, and returned to school with a check enclosed. Checks should be made payable to "Hudson School Food Service", not the specific school your child attends. Payments may be split between siblings within the same school only.  Low balance statements will be sent home as needed.  You can also make online payments to your child's account at “mymealtime.com”.  If your child has money left in his/her account at the end of the previous school year, the money will be available on the first day of school the following year. Elementary students will keep the same PIN number for grades 1-5, as long as they remain at the same school.

Applications for free or reduced price meals are available for any family that wishes to apply.  They are sent to each household at the beginning of the school year and are available year round in each of the school nurses' offices, online, and the office of the Food Service Director. You may apply at any time and are encouraged to do so. Students requiring meal modifications must have their physician complete a Special Diet Order. These are also available in the nurse's office, online, and at the office of the Food Service Director.

Meal prices are as follows:

A balanced lunch is served daily in the cafeteria. Menus are planned by the Food Service Director in accordance with specifications established by the Federal Government and are published weekly in the local newspaper.

Lunch is offered at a minimal cost per day (see above). Milk may be purchased weekly, if you bring your own lunch. Children unable to drink milk due to allergies, verified by a Doctor each year, may be allowed to substitute juice, only with hot lunch.

In an effort to be sensitive to students with peanut allergies, we will no longer serve peanut butter as a menu item in the elementary schools, nor will we use it in our baking at the elementary schools. We will make considerable effort to limit peanut products in the food service program.

Please note:  The school district lunch program is financially self-sufficient. If you don’t pay your bill, this impacts the ability to cover their costs and pay those who work to feed you. We thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Food Service Department by email at canger@sau81.org or calling 886-1245, M-F 8:30am-2:30pm.

Parents: Should your child become ill or seem to exhibit unusual behavior, such as refusal to eat on a consistent basis, it will be reported to the school nurse for follow-up action and investigation. Please Remember:  The goal of the lunchroom monitors supervising is to ensure that safety, comfort, and discipline are maintained during this time.  Any questions may be referred to the cafeteria managers at your school. Parents are welcome to join their child(ren) for lunch any day of the week. We only ask that parents make sure they notify the office in advance of their visit, due to security purposes and to ensure we have enough food on-hand.