K-12 Schools

Operations

NYC school encourages health with all-vegetarian meals

Partnership with the New York Coalition for Healthy School Food helped make program happen.

Operations

Six districts form super alliance for school food purchases, best practices

Size matters. That’s the concept behind the Urban School Food Alliance, a cooperative buying group consisting of New York City public schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, Chicago Public Schools, Dallas Independent School District, Miami-Dad

Local chefs challenged to make meal based on school meal regs

Cites survey where teachers said they'd prefer the program in cafeteria.

Districts would save at least $100,000 to $200,000 in the first year of the program.

District serves lunches with no utensils and compostable food.

District cites federal regulations as requiring options, not as a choice.

Survey says teachers think program causes mess and cuts into instructional time.

Vacuum-sealed meals and dedicated prep areas among changes.

New Jersey agriculture received $62,000 federal grant to fund initiative.

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