To help everyone
involved in school food provision meet the standards, we've also published free, practical tools they can download and use.
Thanks for commenting here — I'm always so happy to get the input of people who are currently working or have
worked in school food services.
Evaluate the various food preparation, operational, production, and service models
in school food programs and how they affect food cost, labor, and equipment considerations.
Thanks for teaching me so much about what's happening
in the school food world, as well as for your excellent writing and funny anecdotes.
One of my district's stated nutritional goals is the reduction of
sodium in school food, and I wondered recently how they're doing.
Thanks to those who offered some really kind words yesterday, and I can assure you that my leaving the PAC doesn't mean I've lost
interest in school food reform!
However, efforts often occur in isolation and we want to ensure that provisions are as joined up and ambitious as possible, in order to deliver the greatest
improvement in school food culture.
Schools aren't required to serve any protein items, such as eggs, cheese or meat, and there's no upper limit on
sugar in school food.
Without these interventions (and the funding to do them) all the scratch - cooking and quality wholesome ingredient changes to the menu won't drive necessary
participation in the school food program.
Understand the broad
challenges in school food labor and the unique human resource challenges in scratch - cook school food programs.
Course Description Managing the financial
resources in school food programs is a complex process, and it can be even more complicated in a scratch - cook operation.
I'm always less impressed with the nutritional «tweaking» of processed foods, as I've long maintained
here in the school food context.
For more entry level food service employees we hope that these courses inspire them and help them understand the
possibilities in school food.
I've been involved
directly in school food reform for about one year — certainly not long enough to be a war - weary veteran, by any means.
However, efforts often occur in isolation and we want to ensure that provisions are as joined up and ambitious as possible, in order to deliver the greatest improvement
in school food culture.
I love the idea of involving
kids in school food reform — who has more of a stake in the issue?
Her writings cover the very real situations
found in school food service operations... balanced and fair to all parts of the issues.
My initial suggestion would be for the administration (or facilities planning committee) to hire a consultant that is
knowledgeable in school food that can offer food service options.
As prevalent and influential as they may be, rebates are treated as a kind of third
rail in school food services.
But my interest
in school food never really involved my own kids, who were fortunate enough to be able to bring in the home - packed lunches they generally preferred.
Lastly, we'll explore the human resource challenges in a scratch - cook model, and how to create an organizational structure and culture that supports culinary
professionalism in school food.
We'll look at food preparation models, operational models, production models, and service
models in school food.
The Challenge establishes rigorous standards for nutritional
quality in school food, participation in meal programs, physical activity, and nutrition education — all key components that make for healthy, active children.
There's been so much going on
in the school food world that I'm late sharing with you a recent - and troubling - study on the diets of very young kids.
There are over 60,000 people
working in school food — a «workforce bigger than the navy» — and they currently cater to 3.1 million children every day in schools across the country.
In Salad Bars in Schools, we're going to look at one of the most exciting
trends in school food — the salad bar.
Managing the financial resources
in school food programs is a complex process, and it can be even more complicated in a scratch - cook operation.
While they may not be perfect, even an incremental
improvement in school food has the potential to benefit our schools, our communities and our nation.
Spring is a time of renewal, and
in school food service kitchens, I often find that teams are counting down the days before they split for the summer.
Croydon and Lambeth have emerged from a competitive selection process as London's Flagship Food Boroughs, an action
in the School Food Plan.
PLEASE NOTE THAT PRIOR TO ANY
CHANGES IN SCHOOL FOOD ALLERGY MANAGEMENT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM YOUR SCHOOL NURSE OR DESIGNEE, AND / OR ADMINISTRATION.