This blog has been re-published with the permission of Salad Bars to Schools. View the original blog post here. Green and orange signs filled the air in the Bates Academy cafeteria. The students of this K-8 school made their voices heard, but not in the...Read more

Over ten years ago, when I was the Director of Nutrition Services at Berkeley Unified School District, I implemented Salad Bars in every school in the district for all of our K-12 students. When I began the program, there was a fair amount of “push-back.” I heard statements like; “little...Read more

This blog has been republished with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. View the original post here. When it comes to making changes to school lunch options around the country, food service directors are often met with resistance from staff, parents, and students.  However...Read more

This blog has been re-published with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. View the original blog post here. School salad bars may live in the cafeteria, but the impact they have on the school reaches well beyond the lunchroom doors. Food service professionals working...Read more

This blog has been re-published with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. Read the original post here.Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools is excited to be celebrating National Farm to School Month this October, paying homage to the hard work and...Read more

​This blog was re-posted with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. Read the original post here. These days, it’s a lot harder to argue against using a salad bar in a school program than it once was. The USDA has backed salad bars as one of...Read more

This blog was re-posted with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. Read the original post here.“The weather is changing a little bit down here… getting a bunch of rain but we’re still keeping our kids healthy, especially with our salad bars!” Robert Cuellar’s...Read more

At Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools (LMSB2S), we are dedicated to donating salad bars to U. S. schools so that every child has daily access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We encourage school districts nationwide to apply for one (or more!) of our salad bars and...Read more

Tasty salad dressings encourage students to eat more salad, but prepared dressings are loaded with fat, sugar, and sodium that do more harm than good. While we believe that scratch-cooked dressings are the best option, we also recognize that many schools don’t have the facilities, staff, resources, or budget to...Read more

This blog post has been reposted with permission from Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools, read the original blog post here. Sometimes applying for grants can be a complicated process—from making sure you meet the eligibility criteria to filling out the application. At Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, our primary objective...Read more

​Salad bars are the heart of the meal program at San Diego Unified School District, and with the bountiful farm-fresh harvest of Southern California right on their doorstep, it’s easy to understand why.  Since 2006, San Diego USD has been introducing salad bars to their 132,000+ students. Almost...Read more

Five years ago, Amelia Anderson and Marley Santos were Kindergarteners starting out at their new school, Foothill Elementary in Boulder, Colorado. Foothill was one of the first schools to receive a salad bar from Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.  Now in 5th grade, Amelia and Marley have...Read more

Spring is a time of renewal, and in school food service kitchens, I often find that teams are counting down the days before they split for the summer. Before you lose focus in the bright sunshine, carve out some specific time for yourself and your teams to reflect and examine...Read more

The date is May 5, 2014. It’s lunchtime at Wethersfield CUSD #230 in Illinois and excitement is in the air. The two-school district has just received two brand new salad bars, one sized for k-6 students, the other for grades 7-12, and today is their big debut. Food...Read more

This blog has been re-posted with the permission of Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools. Read the original blog post here.​Mt. Diablo Unified School District in northern California has a devilishly good salad bar program thanks to the hard work and dedication of Food...Read more