Food Services Director Invited to Capitol Hill To Support Healthy School Lunches

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Tazeen Chowdhury, Food Services Director at Mt. Lebanon School, is helping to show the nation what kids love about healthy meals at school.

Invited to meet with politicians in Wash. D.C, during the Senates reconsideration of the National School Lunch Program, Chowdhury has paved the way for implementing healthier foods into the Mt Lebanon School District.

She has been recognized as an example to lawmakers of how a nutritional food program can be implemented for success.

Chowdhury said in a recent article that she was happy that legislators and policy makers want to hear from people in the field, the ones actually planning the menus and preparing school lunches. Chowdhury has seen for herself how kids love eating fresh foods at the salad bar like kiwi, avocado, and edamame.

Studies show Latino kids need more access to healthy foods. School lunches are where most of the a day’s calories are consumed. Having healthy fresh salad bars at school are a way to help incorporate fresh foods into kids daily diets.

How is healthier eating implemented at Mt. Lebanon School Districts?

One way the school helps implement new foods into the cafeteria is through taste tests. The favorite foods are then implemented into the school’s cafeteria menu.

Students and parents are invited to taste test events for new foods, and given recipe cards to take home and try to make the new recipe at home. Chowdhury hopes that her stories of working within the schools will continue to show legislators the importance of healthier foods for school cafeterias.
“Keeping children’s health in the forefront is the biggest priority,” Chowdury said in a recent article.

To learn more, visit the School’s website.

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