Life Time Foundation Launches Groundbreaking Solution to Support Healthier School Meals Nationwide INDUSTRY NEWS FOODSERVICE IN EDUCATION TAKES A SEAT AT THE TABLE
Complimentary Green Onion digital resource uniquely helps school food professionals remove unhealthy ingredients
Life Time Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Life Time (NYSE: LTH), today announced
to healthy, delicious meals for all students, the USFA represents 4.2 million students at 6,461
its nationwide launch of a groundbreaking, complimentary digital resource, Green Onion , which is designed to help all school districts, purchasing cooperatives and food distributors analyze their K-12 food products to identify, remove and replace unhealthy ingredients and create positive, sustainable nutritional changes. “Green Onion is one of the most practical, impactful tools for improving school food that I have seen in
schools across 18 districts, including the four largest in the nation: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. Green Onion offers an easy- to-use, comprehensive solution that informs school food professionals of ingredients of concern highlighted in the Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing and provides better
“Green Onion is one of the most practical, impactful tools for improving school food that I have seen in my 36-year career in school nutrition.” Katie Wilson, Ph.D.
product alternatives. The software also allows users to make more educated procurement decisions and track their progress towards the elimination of unwanted ingredients. The Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing is a science-based resource created by school nutrition professionals in partnership
my 36-year career in school nutrition,” said Katie Wilson, Ph.D., Executive Director for the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a collaborative of the largest school districts in the United States. Committed to improving the quality of food served in schools and increasing access
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