What our Company is doing for the Seattle Public School Lunch Program
Here’s a summary from TDR CEO Pamela Hinckley on our work with the Seattle Public Schools lunch program:
“In the summer of 2010, Seattle Public Schools Nutrition Services was awarded a federal stimulus grant to work on improving school lunch.
Their stated goals are to:
1. Get kids excited about eating fresh, unprocessed food
2. Evaluate the existing systems to incorporate fresh food
3. Get the school and kitchen staff excited about these new foods
4. Get parents and community involved
We (Tom Douglas Restaurants) were asked to collaborate on the development of these new foods but first needed to learn all about the meal preparation facility and the distribution methods from the central commissary kitchen. The per meal lunch budget is $1.10 and needs to include protein entree with vegetable sides, bread, and low fat dairy. In the 85 schools they serve 19,000 lunches daily.”
Here’s some really great reading material from Grist that details what our company is doing for the Seattle Public School lunch program.
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