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Tooele District pilots grab‑and‑go meals and warns of federal reimbursement shortfall
Summary
At a work session the district outlined a grab‑and‑go pilot at Desert Peaks, put 10 schools on the federal Community Eligibility Provision so students eat free, and warned that USDA reimbursements lag food‑cost increases, leaving child nutrition operating in the red.
Silva, the district’s operations lead, opened the child‑nutrition update at the Tooele Board of Education work session, saying the district will pilot a grab‑and‑go market at Desert Peaks and has secured grant funding for equipment to support the effort.
The program matters, Silva said, because it can give high‑school students faster, cheaper, and potentially healthier options than local convenience stores. "We're gonna start this at Desert Peaks," Silva said, describing a look and feel "something you would see at a Maverick" and noting Dairy West grants helped buy coolers.
Anna, a child‑nutrition staff member, explained how the…
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