Tag: school nutrition

Nudging students to make healthier choices: How the Kent School District is bringing behavioral economics principles to their lunchrooms

May 26, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

It turns out that encouraging students to make healthier choices in the lunchroom can be accomplished affordably and without a major overhaul of the cafeteria. Research shows that small changes like making the salad bar the highlight of the lunchroom, displaying fruit in attractive baskets, or placing healthy foods by the cash register can influence […]

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From national policy to your kids’ lunchroom: How King County nutrition directors worked together for healthier school meals

March 4, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

After the President signs a health bill into law and the celebratory press conferences are over, the real, on-the-ground work begins. Here in King County, nearly 3,000 miles away from Washington, DC, schools and school districts are continuing to implement an instrumental healthy food policy that was passed over four years ago. The Healthy Hunger-Free […]

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