Berkeley Unified School District
(BUSD):
The
20 Top BUSD Nutrition Services Changes Accomplishments
for Healthy Students
- Made delicious, nutritious, seasonal and sustainable
food a priority
- Elimination of trans-fats and High Fructose Corn
syrup as well as reduced and or eliminated where possible
refined sugars and refined flours
- Cooking non-processed foods from scratch while, eliminating
all highly processed menu items
- Salad Bars with a majority of fresh items in every
school
- Universal Breakfast at every school
- Fresh fruits and vegetables served every day
- Antibiotic and Hormone free or Organic milk served
daily
- Elimination of Chocolate milk & desserts
- All hamburgers and hotdogs are hormone and antibiotic
free as well as grass finished
- Segued to whole wheat or whole grain bread and baked
products
- Segued from pre-packed lunches to buffet style service
- All recipes in a data-base that tracks nutrition
and will track costs
- Purchasing with a high priority on local, regional
and organic foods, as well as foods purchased from
small local companies.
- Swipe Card System installed at every school
except B-Tech
- Financial systems in place to ensure “real-time” accounting
- Computerized purchasing system in place to ensure
best practices in procurement, and the adoption of
a Board Policy that allows for local procurement
- New job descriptions to allow for skilled staff,
and Executive Chef and Sous Chef positions added to
ensure staff training
- Reorganization of departments which made CNN part
of Nutrition Services
- Purchased refrigeration and heating equipment for
all cafeterias to ensure safe food handling of non-processed
foods
- Worked toward implementation of the dining commons
for student meals and as a Central Kitchen for the
Middle & High Schools, as well as remodeling of
the Central Kitchen
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