The 20 Top BUSD Nutrition Services Changes Accomplishments for Healthy Students

1. Made delicious, nutritious, seasonal and sustainable food a priority

2. Elimination of trans-fats and High Fructose Corn syrup as well as reduced and or eliminated where possible refined sugars and refined flours

3. Cooking non-processed foods from scratch while, eliminating all highly processed menu items

4. Salad Bars with a majority of fresh items in every school

5. Universal Breakfast at every school

6. Fresh fruits and vegetables served every day

7. Antibiotic and Hormone free or Organic milk served daily

8. Elimination of Chocolate milk & desserts

9. All hamburgers and hotdogs are hormone and antibiotic free as well as grass finished

10. Segued to whole wheat or whole grain bread and baked products

11. Segued from pre-packed lunches to buffet style service

12. All recipes in a data-base that tracks nutrition and will track costs

13. Purchasing with a high priority on local, regional and organic foods, as well as foods purchased from small local companies.

14.  Swipe Card System installed at every school except B-Tech

15. Financial systems in place to ensure “real-time” accounting

16. Computerized purchasing system in place to ensure best practices in procurement, and the adoption of a Board Policy that allows for local procurement

17. New job descriptions to allow for skilled staff, and Executive Chef and Sous Chef positions added to ensure staff training

18. Reorganization of departments which made CNN part of Nutrition Services

19. Purchased refrigeration and heating equipment for all cafeterias to ensure safe food handling of non-processed foods

20. 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