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Livin ’ On The Vedge : Raising the {Salad} Bar

Livin ’ On The Vedge : Raising the {Salad} Bar. Jessica Shelly, MBA, REHS, RS Food Service Director Cincinnati Public Schools. CPS Food Service. First large school district in the country to offer lunch in 1898 Over 5.5 million lunches served each school year

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Livin ’ On The Vedge : Raising the {Salad} Bar

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  1. Livin’ On The Vedge:Raising the {Salad} Bar Jessica Shelly, MBA, REHS, RS Food Service Director Cincinnati Public Schools

  2. CPS Food Service • First large school district in the country to offer lunch in 1898 • Over 5.5 million lunches served each school year • Over 3 million breakfast served each school year  • 72% free/reduced percentage We serve more meals in one day than any other restaurant chain in Cincinnati.

  3. Recognized as the Leader in Ohio School Food Service • Ohio Department of Education 2010 Stellar Award Winner for Best Nutrition Practices • Only large urban school district to win • Children's Hunger Alliance 2010-2011 School Breakfast of the Year Award • Chosen out of 614 school districts

  4. Salad Bars In Cincinnati Public • April 2010 … zero salad bars • April 2011 … 32 salad bars • Grants and donations … twenty-six • United Fresh Produce/Chiquita • Xavier University • Whole Foods • American Dairy Association • Molina Healthcare • Renovated unused serving lines … five • Purchased salad bars … one

  5. SWOTT Analysis for Salad Bars

  6. Strengths • Health benefits for students ... and staff • Great positive press for the district • News Stations • Social Media • Additional reimbursable meals • Make it a chef salad bar • Premeasured amounts make it easy!

  7. Chef Salad Bar

  8. Weaknesses • Lunch line set-up challenges • Part of or after serving line? • Before or after cashier? • Training of food service staff • Teaching students proper salad bar etiquette • Video • PowerPoint presentation • Whole Foods Traveling Salad Bar

  9. Part of Serving, Before Cashier

  10. After Serving, Before Cashier

  11. After Serving, After Cashier

  12. Food Service Staff Training • All staff completes online trainings on presentation, food safety, and HACCP Staffnet

  13. Training of Students • PowerPoint on how to properly use the salad bar • Video of teachers and students using the salad bar • Whole Foods Traveling Salad Bar • Learned how to use it before it became permanent

  14. Student Training PowerPoint

  15. Student Training Video

  16. Whole Foods Traveling Salad Bar Whole Foods Partnership Gets Great Press Coverage

  17. Opportunities • Convert Old Equipment to Salad Bars • Partnerships for Salad Bar Donations • Xavier University • United Fresh Produce (Chiquita) • Grants to Purchase Salad Bars • The Great Salad Bar Project • Fuel Up to Play 60 • Molina Healthcare

  18. Converted Steam Table

  19. Building Partnerships

  20. It’s Also a Breakfast Kiosk!!

  21. Threats • Food safety issues • Long handled tongs • Quarter pans with lids • One side vs. Two side • Rising cost of produce • Rotate the vegetable offerings by season • Incorporate commodity items • Canned corn • Dried tart cherries • Think outside the box • Garbanzo beans

  22. Longer Handled Tongs

  23. Quarter Pans vs. Half Pans

  24. Trends • Incorporating school gardens • CPS has six school vegetable gardens • Have to work with your health department for approval • Tying in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • CPS has 27 schools with FFVP in 2011-2012 • Salad bars are the wave of the future

  25. Growing School Gardens

  26. It’s a Whole Culture Change • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • Recess Before Lunch • Universal Breakfast • Summer Feeding Program

  27. Healthy Choices = Healthy Kids

  28. Questions? Thank You!

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