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Hot Lunch vs Sack Lunch

May 13, 2015February 24, 2012 by Shelley Schlender

Three years ago, Boulder Valley Schools hired the world renowned “Renegade Lunch Lady” Chef Ann Cooper, to make school lunches among the healthiest in the nation. They even surpass the new USDA guidelines. They’re free of additives and made from scratch by acclaimed local chefs who want kids to really like healthy food. More students do choose the hot lunches now than they did three years ago, when school food was full of sugar and additives and other junk. But 60% of students still prefer packed lunches, and some of those packed lunches hold a lot of junk. How do students think we can make healthy food be more popular?

“School lunch is fantabulous!”

May 13, 2015October 28, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

Sierra, a middle school student in Centennial’s first cooking class, explains how cooking food from scratch in the Centennial kitchen has given her more appreciation for school cooked hot lunch.

Middle School Cooking Class – Breakfast Contest

May 13, 2015October 28, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

In 2011, Centennial Middle School teacher Scott Griffith launched a cooking class, where students learned to cook in the regular cafeteria kitchen and shared the results of what they made. Halfway through the class, the students competed in a breakfast menu cooking contest. You can see the results above (note: you need youtube enabled on … Read more

Students rehearse questions for school lunch survey

May 13, 2015September 28, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

Middle school student Sam practices being a lunch eater who teacher Mr. D is interviewing, while other students film from different angles. This is in preparation for actually interviewing real students about school lunch, and also learning how to make a video with a lot of interesting angles mixed in. Sam says that he actually … Read more

Middle School Students talk about Supersize Me

May 13, 2015September 28, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

Middle School Students in Scott Griffith’s cooking class at Centennial Middle School talk about how watching Supersize Me has affected their views about fast food.

Cooking Class at Centennial Middle School – Day 1

May 13, 2015August 28, 2011 by Shelley Schlender

Centennial Middle School Cooking Class. Teacher Scott Griffith talks with students about the cooking projects up ahead: Teacher Scott Griffith welcomes middle school students to Centennial Middle School’s first cooking class, and students make a wish list of what they want to create.