Utilize menu tools and call-outs to showcase items on your menu that meet allergy restrictions and diet preferences.
INNOVATE
Pisanick Partners Pisanick Partners is a nutrition and operations based consulting firm with decades of experience in Child Nutrition. We have refine our approach through creation of cycle menus, training and development of staff, and implementing strategies that take on the task of not only attaining nutritional excellence, but also financial success in the K-12 environment. Our experience not only supports a school district in meeting all state and federal mandates for implementing the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs,but also the menu creation with an eye for detail and meticulous organization. The objective is to quickly and accurately evaluate, analyze and organize a district’s nutritional program to insure compliance and easy on-going maintenance. • Allergen-free options, Plant-based options - Prioritize inclusiveness for various eating styles and food restrictions in your menu. Highlight these offerings on your menu with menu call-outs and marketing. Often stu- dents will not directly ask for these items, but if you provide the information they will come! • Grow It: Know It - Consider a more visible way to engage students in your commit- ment to your harvest-of-the-month program. These hydroponic growing towers make it fun and interactive for students to engage in planting, harvesting and learning more about the foods they consume. We’ve seen schools grow more than just lettuce too! They have utilized harvest-of-the-month produce ideas and rotated fresh herbs, lettuce, other vege- tables and even strawberries! Summer provides the time of year to reflect, re- juvenate and make plans for innovation for the 2024-2025 school year. We hope everyone gets renewed over the summer and is ready to take steps to elevate their programs when the first school bell rings in the fall.
“ Just Do It ” isn’t just a famously trademarked company slogan. This simple statement is a call to action that has stood the test of time by inspir- ing commitment, victory, determination, perse- verance, grit and the list goes on. What does your mission statement say about your go-to strategy this year? How will you set the stage for a sustain- able and successful plan to invigorate your team and students simultaneously? We have a couple of quick ideas to share if you need a place to start: • Interactive Food Stations - Make a goal to of- fer routine opportunities for students to cus- tomize their meals with bar concepts and inter- active food stations. Start by picking a theme or cuisine and take steps to add those ideas to the rotation on your hot line. Need recipe inspiration? Of course, taco bars, pasta bars, breakfast bars, and Asian bars are frequent of- ferings. However, we were inspired by Middle Eastern flavors to do recipe testing this sum- mer for a Butter Chicken Dip that could be utilized on a bar as a choice with Whole Grain Naan Bread , tortilla chips, as a pizza or flat- bread topping, or over rice.
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