3 Ways Child Nutrition Pros Level Up with School Lunch
It’s time to celebrate National School Lunch Week! In 2022, the National School Lunch Program provided a whopping 4.9 billion meals to students across the United States. Over 95% of those meals were served at a free or reduced price, giving more students the chance to get the nutrition they need to feel good and focus on learning.
When students get the nutrition they need, everyone wins! This year’s National School Lunch Week theme is Level up with School Lunch. Read on to see three ways child nutrition professionals are taking their programs to the next level.
1. Level
up with fresh foods.
Serving fresh fruits and vegetables doesn’t need to be a major production.
With the right tools, you can get your prep done fast and score points with your students!
The Edlund ARC XL Manual Fruit & Vegetable Slicer is a game changer that slices super-sized onions, full heads of iceberg lettuce, large tomatoes, and more with ease.
Portable and non-electric, the Versa Food Bar keeps foods such as salad greens and toppings, prepackaged sandwiches, baked potato toppings, and single-serve beverages cold for hours without ice. It’s also durable and easy to keep clean.
Store fresh cut produce in Cambro Food Pans with Seal Covers.
Stack and store in your walk-in and transfer directly to your Versa Bar for quick and easy serving.
2. Level
up with faster, decentralized serving.
School lunch periods go by in the blink of an eye. If getting all your students served in time is a challenge, you’re not alone. Decentralized serving takes the food to your students to give them more time to eat where they are, rather than spending the majority of their lunch period getting to the cafeteria and waiting in line.
The colorful and attractive new Cambro CVC75 Vending Cart helps increase participation while enabling to you serve more students in a shorter window of time.
The cart’s insulated serving well fits 5 full-sized, 6" deep hotel pans of hot or cold foods. Recessed under counter areas hold plenty of back stock for quick replenishment.
Clear barrier safety features on the front and sides help protect food safety and prevent theft.
Well covers, compartment shelves, and end tables offer great serving flexibility for a la carte meals, snacks, beverages, and breakfast, too.
Controlled Moisture Retherm Ovens by FWE are built specifically to help you cook, hold, and serve quality food whenever or wherever it’s needed. These versatile ovens provide fast heating and finishing of pre-cooked foods without overcooking or dehydration.
Offered in a variety of models and sizes for cooking and holding food on various sizes of trays, pans, and baskets, they make it possible to serve more students in less time with less labor.
3. Level up with revenue-boosting a la carte sales.
The Mobile Flex Station by Cambro provides a flexible and economical platform for serving grab ‘n go and a la carte snacks and beverages anywhere on campus.
With the Flex Station, a single employee can easily transport a sizeable quantity of prepackaged foods or beverages from kitchen to students for convenient service and additional revenue.
Five different pre-packaged configurations make the Flex Station easy to order, while providing maximum capacity and adaptability as needs change. Durable and easy to clean, the mobile Flex Station is built on a Camshelving Premium Series frame that comes with a lifetime warranty against rust and corrosion.
Keep smoothies, coffee drinks, and breakfast parfaits the proper temperature and consistency with the Cam GoBox Beverage Holder.
This sturdy, molded insert holds varying size cups upright and in-place in an insulated and lightweight Cam GoBox.
We wish you a fun and successful National School Lunch
Week. We’re proud to be a resource for you as you manage your program to help
students grow and perform at their best all year long.
Need help brainstorming additional ideas and solutions? Contact us!
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