LIFE TIME FOUNDATION PARTNERS
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN March 2014
Austin Independent School District, TX October 2016 Made to order salad bar expansion, breakfast in the classroom expansion & scratch cooking
New York City Department of Education, NY July 2020 Strategic planning support, public relations consultation, and equipment
Cincinnati Public Schools, OH February 2020 Serving line equipment
Fayetteville Public Schools, AR December 2020 School food operational expert training, education & marketing materials, software, equipment
Osborn Elementary School District, AZ August 2019 Equipment and culinary training
Central kitchen equipment
Green Onion analyzes products for the “Unwanted” and “Watch” Ingredients in the Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing (a science-based tool created by school nutrition pros, for school nutrition pros, in partnership with Center for Science in the Public Interest). While the Ingredient Guide effectively empowers school nutrition professionals to choose better products based on their unique needs, the process of cross-referencing labels with the Ingredient Guide takes time, energy, and money. Green Onion, though, provides an innovative solution, not only for our 35 school district partners, but for any school district or purchasing cooperative in the country. Green Onion has made searching for clean label products so much easier. Personally, I’m excited for how this will help all districts have continuity in sourcing clean label products. Lauren Marlow, Manager of Nutrition, Cincinnati Public Schools “ From our online, individualized dashboard, Green Onion empowers school nutrition professionals to: 1. Automatically identify “Unwanted” and “Watch” ingredients in the products they serve, as well as any allergens or food sensitivities.
2. Find better alternatives from thousands of K-12 products in our 6,500+ item database. 3. Connect with other school nutrition professionals around the country via a community forum. 4. Export custom reports. 5. Track their progress toward eliminating “Unwanted” and limiting “Watch” ingredients in all the meals they serve. We can’t thank school nutrition professionals enough for their tireless work as they continue to face a variety of growing challenges every day. We hope you find Green Onion to be a helpful time- saver as you work to serve the most nutritious food possible. To get started, visit www.ltfoundation.org/ greenonion and email Megan Flynn, MPH, RD at mflynn@ltfoundation.org to create your free account for your district or purchasing cooperative. To learn more about a partnership with Life Time Foundation and qualifications, visit www.ltfoundation.org/nutrition .
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Since Life Time, Inc. covers all our administrative and operating costs, 100 percent of every dollar donated to Life Time Foundation directly supports our mission. For more information on Life Time Foundation, visit www.ltfoundation.org.
Megan Flynn, MPH, RD Life Time Foundation Nutrition Project Manager
Megan’s passion for children’s health and wellbeing brought her to the school nutrition field. She has worked with Life Time Foundation since 2015, partnering with school districts across the country to identify ingredients of concern, find alternative products, and increase scratch cooking capacity to help school districts serve the healthiest meals possible. Megan is a Chef Ann Foundation Advisory Board member & proud Mom to two young kiddos who love beets!
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