Organizational Culture:
Health & Wellness
START Metric #9:
Nutrition
Guides & Resources
‘How To’ Guides
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Garden to Cafeteria Toolkit
From SlowFoods USA, this toolkit provides the important steps to develop GTC protocols that emphasize food safety and training protocols.
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Farm to School Planning Toolkit
From the USDA, a toolkit to help you design and implement a farm-to-school program, including important considerations and additional resources.
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Native Farm-to-School Guide
From the First Nations Development Institute, a guide to integrating Native American elements into your farm-to-school program, championing traditional knowledge, community, language, and ancestral connections to land & food.
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How to Educate Students about Nutrition
From the Educated Choices Program, resources and an interactive, evidence-based approach to teaching children about nutrition.
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A Guide to Smart Snacks in Schools
From the USDA, tips on how to meet smart snacks standards, why they are important, and an online e Smart Snacks Product Calculator.
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Micronutrients: How to Encourage Healthier Eating through Color
From the Educated Choices Program, free video presentations, lesson plans, quizzes and additional resources on how to encourage healthier eating by adding more color to students’ plates.
Additional Resources
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Benefits of Farm-to-School
An overview of the vast benefits of farm-to-school programs, from improving local economies and public health to supporting the environment and communities.
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Meatless Mondays Best Practices Guide
A guide for food service operators interested in starting a Meatless Monday program or improving an existing program, including implementation steps, menu ideas and case studies.
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