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The USDA Announced Changes-What you need to know

Sophie Johnson posted on February 02, 2012 10:11

Today, the troops at the front of the lunch line gathered (virtually) to attend a webinar for the School Nutrition Association members. The SNA is the professional organization to which ‘lunch ladies’ all belong. Leading the presentation was a White House Chef, a Deputy Secretary of the USDA and lots of impressive-sounding folks who probably have never donned a hair net. They fielded strictly monitored questions. It was an interesting way to spend 90 minutes.

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Posted in: Nutritional Legislation

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Choose your Juice!

Sophie Johnson posted on January 25, 2012 10:58

For the first time, Choicelunchers will soon have their pick of 100% apple juice and 100% orange juice! The new orange juice will be rolled out in the coming weeks to our schools that do currently offer juice, but not all schools elect this option, so you might want to check with your kids to see what they see at lunch.

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Posted in: School Lunch

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Nourishing California

Sophie Johnson posted on January 16, 2012 10:54

Have you heard of Nourish? The good people at Nourish are doing something unique and desperately needed. When you read daily in the news about the obe...

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Posted in: Kids Nutrition

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Valentine's Day Baking Class Now Available for Sign Up!

Sophie Johnson posted on January 10, 2012 10:45

Our adorable and fun Nutritionist and Cooking Class Teacher, Kelsey has just made an announcement for Northern California Choicelunchers! Sign up now for our Saturday February 11th baking class!

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Posted in: Kids Nutrition

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You say Potato?

Sophie Johnson posted on January 05, 2012 16:04

Do you watch reality shows on TV, such as ‘Top Chef,’ ‘Iron Chef,’ or ‘Cupcake Wars?’ If so, you know that judging food is a very subjective process. Tom Colicchio will praise the sweetness of a tart, while Padma will proclaim the same nibble, ‘bland’ and ‘tasteless.’ So it goes with our recipe development process here at Choicelunch. I have talked before about how we create recipes, conduct taste tests, collect feedback and do field tests to make sure that our dishes are as good as they can be before they go on our Choicelunch menu.

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Posted in: Recipe Development

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