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Copyright © 2011 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www.schoolnutrition.org
National School Lunch Week - October 10-14, 2011
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Key Campaign Goals
• Promote the overall benefit that school lunch helps kids grow healthy
• Promote farm to school and locally grown foods
• Promote the foods and nutrients required for kids to grow healthy and strong
• Educate students on where food comes from
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Farm to School Recipes• Members from across the USA sent in Farm to
School recipes using seasonal produce– Turkey, Cheddar and Apple Sandwich– Roasted Tomato Sauce– Coleslaw
• Regional recipes available at www.schoolnutrition.org/grow
• Regional Recipe Swap on the SNA Community – www.schoolnutrition.org/SNN
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Serving Locally Grown Produce
• Start small – menu seasonal fruits/veggies – Apple– Pumpkin
• More complex – switch out ingredients from an existing recipe.
– Carrots or cabbage in Coleslaw• Get ambitious – serve a new recipe from
locally grown foods– Buffalo and Wild Rice Casserole
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Try Something New
Take a field trip to a:• Local Farm
• Urban Farm
• Pumpkin Patch
• Apple Orchard
• Farmer’s Market
… Or, if you can’t go to the farmer, have
him come and talk to your students.
Hold a pumpkin
carving or potato
decorating contest.
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Try Something New
Taste test local
produce including
dairy products.
Get your students to
create posters of
the Farm to School items
you are serving.
Find out what foods
grow in your region and create a
display.
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Try Something New
Start a school
garden or visit a local community
garden.
Grow Something:
Lima beans in a bag or basil and parsley in
pots.
Dress up as a farmer or get your students
to wear a color
representing a different
fruit/veggie each day.
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Promote Your Locally Sourced Foods
• Highlight the food on the menu• Include signs on the serving line and posters in the
cafeteria• Have free samples on the line (Give out stickers to
elementary students if they try the new food.)• When serving the new food, invite the farmer to
come and talk about how and where it is grown• Work with teachers to make the new foods a unit
of study• Send a letter or email home to parents and also
contact the PTA
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Tools & Information• Member site www.schoolnutrition.org/grow
– Recipes– Toolkit – Activity Sheets– Backpack brochures for students and parents– Downloadable presentations & press release– Let’s Grow Healthy Community
• Emporium for posters, balloons, pencils, aprons, bags, rulers, stickers etc…
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Questions to Think About
Do we want to
try something
new?
How do we currently promote Farm to School Foods?
What local foods do we serve currently
in October?
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Questions to Think About
How can we use this
campaign to drive
awareness that school meals are
healthy meals?
How can we involve
students, parents,
teachers and admin staff?
What would our
celebration include and how would we attract
media attention?
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Thank You
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