1. Superintendent’s Cafeteria Task Force 2015-16 Summary 2016-17 Plans and Progress
October 17, 2016

2. Accomplishments Chefs Move To Schools
2 Collaborative Visits with Chefs and Dietetic Interns
Farm to School: Massaro Farm and Sorenson Farm
Monthly Tastings: (9 tastings in ) 6 types of apples + soups
Wellness Wakeup Messages on Weekly Broadcasts
Nutrition Bulletin Board in Serving Area
Scrolling Monitor Outside Cafeteria
Nutrition Awareness Day (March 2016 and October 2016-NSLW))
Tasting Recipes and Wellness Wakeup Messages on Website

3. Our Chefs in Schools

5. Chef Suzanne and Her Sizzlin’ Squash

6. Prepping 80# of squash

7. Sampling Cups and Nutrition Education

8. Lunch Time Magic!

9. Up Close, Looking AND Touching!

10. Beautiful Foodscapes

11. Farm to School Progress
Purchase and serve local products
Nutrition Education
Organic kale was purchased from Massaro Farm for Baked Kale Chips
Massaro Farm has offered to assist with the start of a school garden
Tasting Day on October 13th with 6 different apple types from Sorenson Farm

12. Wellness Wakeup Messages
One concept highlighted each week on the student broadcasts
Supported with monthly bulletin board displays
Complete monthly collection of messages is available on website

13. Message Monitor Scrolls Nutrition Ed

14. Hula Hoop Your Way To Fall Fun

15. Remember the Everyday Foods and Sometimes Foods. Make Good Choices

16. Nutrition Awareness Day
“Read Aloud” in each classroom: Lori Patrick chose books around nutrition, fitness, and healthy lifestyles
3 dietetic interns from USJ participated as guest readers
Interns created colorful handouts for lunchtime info table
Interns distributed healthy snack tastings of dried fruit and edamame
Book-themed menu for the day

17. A Little Help From Our Friends

18. Teaching and Tasting

19. Inspiring Creativity

20. One Additional Accomplishment This Year
Jane Roddy has contributed 25 years of service to feeding the children of Beecher Road School!

21. Off To A Good Start in 2016
Celebrating National School Lunch Week
Offering Entrée Salads as Meal Alternate
Offering Bento Boxes as Meal Alternate
The First of the Tasting Series
Hallway Monitor, Weekly Broadcasts, Bulletin Board

22. National School Lunch Week Oct 10-14

23. Partnering with Sorenson Farm

24. Table Conversation/Nutrition Education

25. Farm School

26. Student Involvement

27. Linking Literacy with Lunch

29. Main Entrée Salads On The Menu For 2016 Asian Chef Salad Classic Chef
Chicken Caesar Chef
Southwest Chef
Treasure of the Sea Chef
Veggie Chef

30. Bento Box Concept
Hummus
Raw Baby Carrots
Fresh Orange
Whole Grain Dinner Roll
Kale Chips
Milk

31. Where Are We Going This Year?
Continued Exploration of Guest Chefs
Expansion of Local Produce Purchasing
School Garden (Herbs?)
Continued Collaborative Intern Experiences (U of St Joseph and Amity HS)
Continued Rollout of Alternative Menu Choices
Continue to plan for new initiatives
Refine and expand existing successful initiatives