This fall, students at three HISD campuses will be getting a new option for lunch in their school cafeterias—a salad bar full of healthy choices.
This fall, students at three HISD campuses will be getting a new option for lunch in their school cafeterias—a salad bar full of healthy choices.
Houston Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association (HFFVA) President Dave Anderson came to the HISD Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting on June 9 to express his organization’s long-term commitment to helping the district create salad bars in its schools, starting with at least 20 campuses in 2012.
“We were very impressed with (HISD Food Services Senior Administrator) Brian Giles’ understanding of how important fresh produce consumption is for children, and this dovetails nicely with the initiatives that we undertake at HFFVA,” Anderson said.
The organization held a golf tournament recently as a fundraiser designed solely to support the creation of salad bars at HISD schools.
Anderson said they are committed to a multi-year program, beginning with 20 salad bars in 2012.
It has not been determined which three campuses will have salad bars in their cafeterias, but more will follow over the next few years.
The salad bar initiative is a collaboration between HISD Food Services, the HFFVA, and Let’s Move Salad Bars Back to Schools, in partnership with the United Fresh Produce Association, Farm to School, and First Lady Michele Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign.
