Powering Up with Plant-based Menus and Marketing

Course Description

As a follow-up to Powering Up with Plant-based Programs, this training includes a more in-depth discussion on menu planning and marketing ideas that can increase participation and excitement, while promoting sustaining healthy habits to students. Hear from a panel of food service professionals who have made plant-based entrees a success with students of all ages. Discover recipe ideas, menu concepts, and culinary training programs that can be easily implemented in your programs.

• Course Number: 100
• Training Length: 1 hour
• Certificate: Certificate Available at the end of training
• Target Audience: Food Service Director and Staff
• Mandatory: No
• Cost: Free
• Date Recorded: January 2018

Online Course

Referenced Resources

The following resource is referred to throughout this online course:

• Download Powering Up with Plant-based Menus and Marketing Certificate of Completion (PDF)
  

Crediting

• Crediting: 1 hour
  
• Key Area: Nutrition (1000)
  
  • Training Topic: Menu Planning (1100)
    
    • Learning Objective: Plan menus that meet U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition requirements (1110)

For more information on crediting, access the USDA Professional Standards web page .

Additional Information

For more information regarding offering vegetarian meals in schools, visit the California Department of Education Plant-Based Meal Options in Child Nutrition Programs web page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact the California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division by phone at 800-952-5609 or email your School Nutrition Program questions to SNPinfo@cde.ca.gov.