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Minnetonka outlines 'Tonka Fresh' nutrition changes, food truck and student‑designed elementary menus
Summary
District nutrition services reported new marketing, menu testing, hires and logistics plans at the March 27 study session. Staff described menu innovations (omelet bar, Try It Tuesday, Sambusas, dumplings), a food truck/a la carte rollout, student sampling and a planned elementary student‑choice menu debut in May.
At a March 27 study session, Minnetonka Public School District officials gave the board an update on nutrition services, detailing new staff hires, outreach and menu experiments billed under the “Tonka Fresh” brand and plans to pilot a food truck and student‑designed elementary menus.
Director of Nutrition Services Kirsten Turnblad said the department added Alexandria “Alex” Boseley, a registered dietitian nutritionist, in mid‑September and launched an Instagram account, a newsletter and a refreshed Nutrislice menu app so students and families can view photos, nutrition facts and allergen icons. Turnblad said the department also rebranded its outreach as “Tonka Fresh.”
Turnblad described expanded menu offerings and student sampling events. New items introduced this year included chicken tikka masala,…
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