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The Results are In!!!2007 Vote & Be Heard Each year Colorado Springs School District 11 Food & Nutrition Services participates in a variety of fun and exciting National School Lunch Week (NSLW) activities. NSLW is a celebration of the benefits of the National School Lunch Program. This year, NSLW was held from October 15th to October 19th. The theme was Vote For School Lunch. Children across the United States were given the opportunity to vote online for their favorite lunch entrees. Five popular entrée choices were transformed into election candidates. ELEMENTARY District 11 elementary students had the chance to enjoy tasty meals and cast their vote throughout the first few months of school. During NSLW the nationwide winner was announced. The entrees that were campaigning for votes were:
And the winner is…Biff Burger! Here are a few of Biff’s outstanding qualities: low in fat (<10 grams of fat), high in fiber (Served on a whole wheat bun) and extremely tasty! Biff was the overall winner in the state of Colorado as well. The state-by-state results for Colorado were as follows:
Our secondary students had an opportunity to vote for their favorites as well. Although these are not listed on the National Vote for Lunch, the secondary student input is very important to us. We use this information in preparing our menus. For Breakfast their favorites are:
Their favorites for Lunch are:
Vote For School Lunch was a great way to get kids involved in the
voting process. It also demonstrated
that school lunches can be kids’ favorite dishes and be nutritionally prepared
at the same time! Source: www.voteforschoollunch.com
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