Students create healthy lunch for peers

Students at Peak Island Elementary School in Portland, Ore., are creating a healthy lunch for their peers in the Portland Public School District, The Forecaster reports.

The students were asked to create the lunch after they participated in a program called Clean Plate, which had them examine how healthy eating affects the human body. The district’s foodservice director has worked to help the students understand what is required of school lunches that meet national nutrition standards and make sense for large-volume preparation.

All 6,800 students in the district will be able to enjoy the lunch once a date for the meal has been set. The school is hosting a taste test of the suggested meal later this month, after the menu is finalized.

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