The following excerpts have been provided by the United States Department of Agriculture via the Child Nutrition Administrative Guidance Handbook.

b) Policies and Procedures For Accommodating Dietary Requests for Students Without A Disability

Each district child nutrition program is advised to have a written policy and provide consistent application of the policies and procedures in the provision of special dietary services to students without a disability.

Although the provision of such services is at the discretion of the school district, all students must be treated the same in all schools within a district to prevent unintentional discrimination of students requesting any special dietary service. For example: If the district policy is to recognize all physician ordered dietary changes even though student's health condition is not certified as disabling, (i.e. milk allergies,) the policy and procedures established by the district for milk substitution must be followed by all district schools.