Page 1 Indiana Nutrition Newsletter Keeping Schools ‘IN’ the Know If you know of a nutrition-related or Food Service success story, please click here. Issue 2018-1 Winter 2018 In this issue: Southwestern Schools 1 Continued Story 2 Elkhart Schools 3 Patricia Urbanczyk 4 Tips to Lower Sodium 4 National Nutrition Month 4 Food Day 2018 5 Director’s Corner 5 Grant Recipients Recognized 6 Continued on page 2 Creative Techniques Boost Meal Participation at Southwestern Consolidated School District By Suzette Hartmann, School Nutrition Specialist Southwestern Consolidated School District’s average breakfast participation was 18 percent at the beginning of this school year. Now it is 25 percent, and all it took was some imagination! Food Service Director Charity Elliott wanted more students to eat school breakfast, especially since their combined free/reduced rate is 39 percent. In October, the Spartan Nutrition Breakfast Club was launched at the elementary school. Elliott sent all of the elementary students a personally addressed invitation through the school mail to let them know about the breakfast club. Each week students eat school breakfast three times, their names are entered in a drawing for a chance to win a special prize at the end of the month. Random drawings are also held for small prizes such as pencils, hats, or cups. The same door prize drawing is held at the high Photo: Lunch at Southwestern featuring homemade pulled pork sandwiches.
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Page 1
Indiana Nutrition Newsletter Keeping Schools ‘IN’ the Know
If you know of a
nutrition-related or
Food Service success
story, please click
here.
Issue 2018-1 Winter 2018
In this issue:
Southwestern Schools
1
Continued Story 2
Elkhart Schools
3
Patricia Urbanczyk
4
Tips to Lower Sodium
4
National
Nutrition Month
4
Food Day 2018 5
Director’s Corner 5
Grant Recipients
Recognized
6
Continued on page 2
Creative Techniques Boost Meal Participation at
Southwestern Consolidated School District
By Suzette Hartmann, School Nutrition Specialist
Southwestern Consolidated
School District’s average
breakfast participation was 18
percent at the beginning of this
school year. Now it is 25 percent,
and all it took was some
imagination! Food Service
Director Charity Elliott wanted
more students to eat school
breakfast, especially since their
combined free/reduced rate is 39
percent. In October, the Spartan
Nutrition Breakfast Club was
launched at the elementary
school. Elliott sent all of the
elementary students a personally
addressed invitation through the
school mail to let them know
about the breakfast club. Each
week students eat school
breakfast three times, their
names are entered in a drawing
for a chance to win a special
prize at the end of the month.
Random drawings are also held
for small prizes such as pencils,
hats, or cups. The same door
prize drawing is held at the high
Photo: Lunch at Southwestern featuring homemade pulled pork sandwiches.
This is a publication of the Indiana Department of Education
Office of School and Community Nutrition
http://www.doe.in.gov/nutrition
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