Highville Charter School

Project Description

International Flair Has Students Trying New Things

During the grant period, all of Highville Charter School’s students eat school meals together in the cafeteria for both breakfast and lunch. The tasting day allowed staff to poll students on which foods they enjoyed the most. They then were able to add the favorites to the lunch menu for students to continue to enjoy throughout the year. New selections included an artichoke and spinach dip with baby carrots, hummus with zucchini and pepper strips, and smoothies. Nicole Grant, Food Service Director, applauds the involvement of teachers and administration:

Successes

• The school was able to add three, new, healthy foods to their menus.
• Students were very willing to try new fruits and vegetables and only a small handful did not participate in the tastings.

Challenges

• The school had to rethink their original plan due to a limited time schedule after snow days and testing periods.
• Highville Charter School found it difficult to get unique fruits and vegetables for students to try from their food supplier and had limited flexibility to buy outside of that supplier.

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