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Salad Bar

Nutritious Products
Schools

Create a salad bar, featuring local produce, in the school cafeteria to encourage students to create their own salads. 

Example 

  • Boise School District 

Resources 

  • Nutrition Standards  
  • Field Guide to Salad Bars in Schools  
  • School Food Institute Salad Bars Course  
  • Salad Bars to Schools Grant 
« School Wellness Policy » Scratch Cooking Assessment and Learning Evaluation (SCALE)

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