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Copyright © 2011 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www.schoolnutrition.org

National School Lunch Week - October 10-14, 2011


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


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


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


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.


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.


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.


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


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…


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?


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?


Thank You

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