Greendale Food Service Program Deals With Change
The program is under new leadership and adjusting to huge shifts in federal school lunch guidelines.
Amid news reports about a backlash against federal changes to school lunches, Greendale saw a dip in those eating school-provided lunches in September. But as students found out that, perhaps, some of the media coverage was overblown, participation returned to normal levels and the school district's food service program remains in good shape, officials reported Monday. Implementation of the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act is one of several changes to food service in Greendale this year. The legislation mandated calorie maximums at the elementary-, middle- and high-school levels and forced school districts across the country to adjust their menus. In Greendale, that meant moving away from processed foods and toward more "scratch …
Greendale Dad
7:47 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
The school board did a great job implementing the new changes. Student and parent input was actively solicited. Taste tests were held. A lot of thought and effort went into the roll-out of the new program. It's good to see the work turn into success. Kudos. more ›