One School’s
L unch Revolution
by Kia Robertson
In the Back to School issue, you read about
starting a school lunch revolution. This time,
I'm excited to share with you how one school
has taken that concept and turned it into reality!
A local private elementary school contacted
me to see if I could help them shift to a
healthier lunch program. In this area, schools
have a "Hot Lunch" option provided to students once a week.
Usually they offer things like hot dogs, pizza,
and other fast food. Not exactly healthy
foods… but to be fair most schools here don't
have full size kitchens.
The students of First Lutheran Christian
School just happen to have everything needed to start their Healthy Hot Lunch Revolution:
• a commercial size kitchen
• a local caterer, Sharon Bootsman, who has
a passion for fresh food
• a determined admissions advisor and
lunch coordinator, Heather Sandager, who
had a vision and a community of interested parents
• oh and me, the Rainbow lady
Step one was to figure out
a game plan.
What would be on the menu?
How could we tie in eating a rainbow?
What would we do to get the
kids excited & on board?
Well I'm happy to say it's all planned out.
Here’s a glimpse of the menu (with a cost that
is very close to what parents pay for the fast
food hot lunches):
Week 1 - Wraps with a choice of Tuna,
Chicken, Ham or Vegetarian;
Rainbow Veggie Tray; g'V