Training for School Food Service Staff

This onsite three-hour workshop focuses on:

• Important nutrition and health benefits that result from enhancing school menus with a variety of fruits and vegetables.
• Safe handling techniques for produce to optimize quality, appeal, and nutritional benefits.
• Creative preparation techniques to maximize taste, appeal, and health-promoting properties of your fruits and vegetables.
• Cutting edge information in the field — obesity, organics, new food code, and more.

This training provides school food service staff with up to 3 CEUs. The onsite training location must have licensed kitchen and training available.

Fee:  $30 per participant or $700 for group registration of 20 or more participants.

Optimal group size:  15-25 participants.

For more information on this training, see the flyer or contact Trina Barno (barno001@umn.edu; 612-390-1879 to arrange a training in your area.

 

This interactive, fun training provides food service staff:

• An overview of whole grain basics.
• Proven strategies for getting kids to eat who grains and increasing whole grain intake in schools.
• Tips for improving acceptance of whole grains in schools.

This training program is available in two delivery formats:

• Onsite training provided directly to your staff by Extension Educators. This training will provide up to 3 CEUs. The onsite training location must have licensed kitchen and training available.

Fee: $30 per participant or $700 for group registration of 20 or more participants.

Optimal group size: 15-25 participants.

• On one all-inclusive CD, allowing your in-house trainer to train the rest of school staff.

See a sample of the training CD

Order the training CD

For more information on this training, see the flyer or contact Mary Caskey (caske002@umn.edu; 1-888-241-4591).