Food Services Department Wins Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award

Lexington School District Three received a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for improving the nutritional quality of their school meals. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids, Lexington School District Three received the Small and/or Rural SFA Lunch Trailblazer Award for their work over the past year. The SFA has significantly reduced sodium levels in school lunches by implementing several strategies, including sourcing lower sodium products, finding substitutions for canned vegetables, promoting fresh, locally sourced vegetables, and using natural flavor substitutes.