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Spreading Fresh Fruits and Veggies District-Wide

Spreading Fresh Fruits and Veggies District-Wide

The mission of a Director of Nutrition Services to bring salad bars to students of all ages.
By Faith Akgun

When Kayla Leu joined Iowa’s Bettendorf Community School District as Director of Nutrition Services, there were already existing salad bars* in the district’s middle and high schools. She quickly set out to…

Giving Children the Opportunity to Choose

Giving Children the Opportunity to Choose

How one school district has empowered children to make healthy choices through salad bars
By Faith Akgun

When Peggy Bodnar became the Food & Nutrition Services Supervisor at Boise School District in 2007, she was inheriting a progressive school lunch program that was already profoundly committed to improving the health and wellness…

Ingredients for Salad Bar Success

Ingredients for Salad Bar Success

How one Georgia school district brought salad bars to all their schools.
By: Laura Peuquet

School Nutrition Director Wimberly Brackett knew that if she could place salad bars in all Dalton Public Schools, both kids and staff would eat more whole, fresh foods. She was also confident that she could lead her…