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Southwest Black Bean & Brown Rice Shaker Salad

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Southwest Black Bean & Brown Rice Shaker Salad
The cafeteria at Calumet New Tech High School was redesigned to look like a fast-casual restaurant, with booth seating, high-top tables and an open kitchen.Photograph courtesy of Calumet New Tech High School

CALUMET NEW TECH HIGH SCHOOL

GARY, IND.

The cafeteria at Calumet New Tech was redesigned to look like a fast-casual restaurant, with booth seating, high-top tables and an open kitchen. In addition to a build-your-own nachos bar and customizable sandwiches, healthy snacks are available throughout lunch service. Chartwells K-12, the school’s foodservice partner, is putting a variety of plant-forward items on the menu, such as this salad shaker featuring brown rice, black beans, bell peppers and corn, dressed with a vinaigrette flavored with cumin, cilantro and lime juice. Another salad shaker combines cooked barley with lettuce, carrots, blue cheese, chicken and Buffalo-style sauce. This format is a great way to introduce new whole grains to encourage students to expand their nutritional horizons, says Chartwells Director of Culinary Growth & Development Paul Sottile.

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