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Brian Donovan,   Iola Middle School

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Grab and Go – Anytime!

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Access to Healthy Foods

This is our second year offering a grab and go breakfast. Our first year, we offered grab and go on standard kitchen carts. When I heard about this program, I knew I wanted an opportunity to increase my ADP and I thought smoothies would provide that, but I also thought our program could be benefited by giving its appearance an upgrade.

What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?

During our first year, we offered Grab and Go from kitchen carts. Thanks to the Midwest Dairy Council, we got the opportunity to dress up the appearance of our program. Our students love the vibrancy of the Grab and Go cart. Students who choose to participate with Grab and Go, move through the serving line much more quickly than they did in the past.