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Regulations for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
See website: http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/regs/regs.html

This is a very long document, but in two places the following paragraphs
pertain to lunch and breakfast:

Sec. 210.10  Nutrition standards for lunches and menu planning methods.
(g)(1) Medical or dietary needs. Schools shall make substitutions in
 foods listed in this section for students who are considered to have a
 disability under 7 CFR part 15b and whose disability restricts their
 diet. Schools may also make substitutions for students who do not have
 a disability but who are unable to consume the regular lunch because of
 medical or other special dietary needs. Substitutions shall be made on
 a case by case basis only when supported by a statement of the need for
 substitutions that includes recommended alternate foods, unless
 otherwise exempted by FNS. Such statement shall, in the case of a
 student with a disability, be signed by a physician or, in the case of
 a student who is not disabled, by a recognized medical authority.


Sec. 220.8  Nutrition standards for breakfast and menu planning
 alternatives.
(d)(1) Medical or dietary needs. Schools shall make substitutions in
 the foods or menu items offered in accordance with this section for
 students who are considered to have a disability under 7 CFR part 15b
 and whose disability restricts their diet. Schools may also make
 substitutions for students who do not have a disability but who are
 unable to consume the regular breakfast because of medical or other
 special dietary needs. Substitutions shall be made on a case-by-case
 basis only when supported by a statement of the need for substitutions
 that includes recommended alternate foods, unless otherwise exempted by
 FNS. Such statement shall, in the case of a disabled student, be signed
 by a physician or, in the case of a student who is not disabled, by a
 recognized medical authority.


Remaining questions:

1)  Does CD qualify as a disability under CFR part 15B?

2)  Are the alternate foods exempted by FNS?


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