Transcript Healthy Food, Healthy Kids HUSSC Success

Healthy Food, Healthy Kids
HUSSC Success
Justin Charles
Director of Dining Services
Our District’s HUSSC Goal
 Get ’um while their young…
1. Jackson Elementary
2. Round Hills Elementary
3. Sheridan Elementary
4. Stevens Elementary
5. Cochran Elementary (Pending)
6. Hepburn Elementary (Pending)
HUSSC Challenges…
Dark Green
Vegetables
Legumes
In the
Mix…
Real
Lettuce &
Broccoli Carrots &
Squash
Orange
Vegetables
Happy
Kids
Whole Grains
No
Choices
Alternate
Menu
It Can Be
Done!!
Food Cost
Every Week?
Dark Green Vegetables
 Salad Mix
– Traditional iceberg salad mix is cheap, but a barren
nutritional wasteland.
– Other salad solutions SEEM more expensive, but can
be the same price…
Our Salad Mix
1. Iceberg Salad Seperates
- One 20 Lb Case
1
2
3
4
2. Chopped Romaine Lettuce
- One 12 Lb Case
3. Mesculine Mix
- One 3 Lb Bag
4. Baby Spinach
- One 3 Lb Bag
Salad Mix
 ½ Cup Serving
– While Mesculine Mix, Spinach, & Romaine are more
expensive by the pound, they have a greater volume
than iceberg lettuce.
– The Salad Mix as described costs the same amount
per ½ cup serving as just iceberg lettuce, but has a
better color, flavor, quality…and ¼ cup of dark green
leafy vegetables in each serving. Not to mention that
it has actual nutritional value!!
Dark Green Vegetables
 Green Leaf Lettuce
– Sandwiches and Hoagies taste better with Green
Leaf Lettuce than they do with shredded
iceberg…and a ¼ cup is usually just one leaf!
– You can shredded for Tacos or put on the side with a
slice of tomato for a Burger or Chicken Patty Topper
Broccoli
 Steamed, Raw, Fresh, Frozen
 Not the cheapest, but most loved…
– Broccoli is one of the favorite vegetables in our
schools.
– Raw with dip is fantastic – try putting Fat Free Ranch
in the bottom of a 4oz Cup then filling it with Broccoli
Florettes
– Steamed on the side or mixed into a Chicken Penne
Alfredo, Broccoli is one of our most requested and
consumed vegetables
Orange Vegetables
Carrots
Squash
Sweet
Potatoes
• Mashed Butter
Nut Squash
• Mashed
• Roasted Mix
• Roasted Mix
• Sweet or Savory
• Baked Fries
• Great in the Fall
• Raw Baby
Carrots
• Honey Glazed
Carrots
• Stew or Pot Pie
• Hidden
Shredded
Carrots…
Carrots are the cheapest vegetable I can find per
portion – Raw or Cooked.
Legumes
Mexican Food
Salads
Chili
• Black Beans
Chick Peas/Garbanzo
Beans on Salads are a
favorite for our
Elementary Students
• Kidney Beans
• Pinto Beans
• Refried (Pinto) Beans
• Pinto Beans
• Black Beans
• Navy Beans
Beans can be hidden – Black Beans in Taco Meat or Pinto
Beans with Fajitas or Chicken Soft Tacos
Whole Grains
If you only serve whole grains, kids will take them.
At least serve them as often as you can
Breads
Brown Rice
Wheat Berries
Granola
Whole
Grains
Barley
Corn
Whole Wheat Flour
 Different Form Counts…
 Hot Dog Roll
 Sliced Bread
 Hoagie Roll
 Wrap
 Hamburger Bun
 Soft Pretzel
 Dinner Roll
 Noodles
How do you do it every week?
Consistent
Menu
Weekly
Alternate
Don’t just meet the Challenge –
Exceed the Challenge by doing as
much as you can every week.
How do you do it every week?
Our Alternate Menu
We still do as much as we can on the
normal menu, but the alternate menu
ensures that we meet the Challenge every
week no matter what else we serve.
How do you do it every week?
Other Successful Menus
Beef Soft Tacos With Black Beans,
Brown Rice, Lettuce, Tomatoes,
& Fresh Apples
Low Fat Milk
Perfect Parfait
w/ Granola
Carrots w/Ranch
String Cheese
Low Fat Milk
Frozen Fruity Waffle
Whole Grain Waffle
Frozen Yogurt
Fresh Banana
Blueberries
Walnuts
Low Fat Milk
Whole Grain Baked Ziti
With Carrots & Tomato Sauce
Low Fat Milk
Whole Grain Junior Hoagie
Turkey Ham
With Green Leaf Lettuce,
Tomatoes, & Fresh Oranges
Low Fat Milk
Whole Grain Grilled Cheese
Tomato Soup & Side Salad
Low Fat Milk
Breakfast for Lunch
Whole Grain French Toast Sticks
Turkey Bacon
Warm Blueberries
Tater Tots
Low Fat Milk
How Did You Afford It?
• Aggressive Price Analysis
Looking for the cheapest solution to an expensive problem
Calculate
Scheme
Maneuver
Calculate your current average
food cost per meal
Figure out what your students will
eat that meets the Challenge
Change around items until you
can achieve your food cost
Food Cost…
Start with your dream menu, whether it
involves scratch recipes or processed
products (there are some great whole
grain processed items out there).
Price the menu and see where you are.
Change items around until you drop the
cost.
Food Cost…
August 2010 Average Meal Price at
WASD - $1.25
August 2010 HUSSC Alternate Menu
Average Meal Price - $1.16
Chef Salad - $1.10
Beef Taco - $1.35 (with Brown Basmati Rice)
Baked Ziti - $.85
Burger - $1.38
Junior Turkey Hoagie - $1.10
Food Cost…
Opportunity Buys & Alternate Vendors
Fantastic Specials, Less than Broadline
String Cheese for 30% less than broadline price
Whole Grain Muffins for 15% less than broadline
price on regular muffins
Opportunity Buys
Recently purchased an NOI item I normally use
for 20% less than AFTER my NOI Credit
Whole Grain Waffles for Less than regular waffles
from broadline
Problems
● This is not easy…you will have problems
• Your Three Main Obstacles…
Parents
Believe it or not, you
will get complaints
from parents about
trying to serve
healthier food to
their kids.
Faculty
Students
• Teachers will
complain if you disrupt
anything in their world
• Some will complain
that they do not like the
changes
• You need support
from the administration
for this initiative (a PTA
or Teacher(s) will help a
lot as a champion)
•Students will love food
you sample but never
buy it when it is on the
menu
Getting a team on board is essential. Having a group of teachers,
parents, and students to talk out idea and sample foods to will be
critical in gaining the support you need.
Having teachers and parents that encourage students to try your
new foods is overwhelmingly important. All of this does no good
if the food just ends up in the trash.
Thank You!