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Keep it SIMPLE
Quality vs quantity is a good motto when trying new recipes and options for the back of the house as well as for the students. Simple recipes that are made with fresh ingredients, such as these SIMPLY FRESH Cucumber Melon Salad Recipe and Sesame Ginger Cucumber Salad, offer kids the opportunity to try familiar foods in a new way.
check out our favorite SQUAD at LunchAssist for helpful and witty checklists and training.
# 4 Build it and they will COME!
Bar concepts are back and better than ever! We take note of Greenville County Schools beautifully presented bar concepts posted on Facebook and Instagram and hope others do as well. Students eat with their eyes as well as their palettes. Level up your lines with some of their great inspirations and turn your recipes and menus into masterpieces. Insert some of our best pictures of bar concepts.
# 3 Engage your community
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Grab your seat at the table and engage in conversations on WHY SCHOOL MEALS ARE SO IMPORTANT. Check out this podcast opportunity where Maureen Pisanick chats with a local pediatrician on why school meals have such an important impact on the whole child.
Set up smart serving lines
# 6
Plan your serving lines with options that keep your cost controlled and minimize food waste. Bulk options, utilizing FIFO (first in, first out), and OVS SOP’s (offer vs serve standard operating procedures) help us to hone in on popularity, plate waste, and planning.
Redesigning your lunch line
1 Adapted from Brian Wansink, David R. Just, and Joe McKendry’s article, Lunch Line Redesign (The New York Times, October 21, 2010. (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/21/opinion/20101021_Oplunch.html
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# 5 Train, train, and train again
For new staff and old, the last few years have been a bit of a trip to the wild, wild west. This year brings a return to regulations and routine audits and the ending of most universal waivers. Dust off those training resources for “What Makes a Meal a Meal” or download the Food Buying Guide App or use the interactive Web-Based Tool and have a look into resources that can solve the puzzle of proactive vs reactive operations. Need help -
Episode 48 Healthy School Lunches 32 min
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