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Nutrition Group credits menu innovations and PA Beef grant as school meal participation rises
Summary
The Nutrition Group told the Athens Area School District board that new menu programs, marketing and a PA Beef Council cost‑share with Keeney Farms have lifted participation; the presenter also detailed federal changes on added sugars and the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and reported specific participation figures.
Katie Galinsky, regional manager for The Nutrition Group, told the Athens Area School District board during its March meeting that a mix of menu innovations, chef visits and marketing is helping boost student meal participation.
"We were budgeted to serve 1,349 lunches, and we're serving right at that, 1,351," Galinsky said, adding that breakfast participation had exceeded projections (budgeted 567 breakfasts per day; actual about 686 per day). She said the district’s second‑chance breakfast offerings at the middle and high school were a major driver of the increase.
Galinsky highlighted several program features: a new ‘nutrition expedition’ that…
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