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Mushroom Pilot Program

Mushroom Pilot Program. District Overview. Total enrollment: 1,203* Early Childhood Center, preschool-1st grade: 346 Elementary School, grades 2-6: 381 Middle School, grades 7-8: 145 High School, grades 9-12: 331 Percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch: 51%

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Mushroom Pilot Program

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  1. Mushroom Pilot Program

  2. District Overview • Total enrollment: 1,203* • Early Childhood Center, preschool-1st grade: 346 • Elementary School, grades 2-6: 381 • Middle School, grades 7-8: 145 • High School, grades 9-12: 331 • Percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch: 51% • Attendance rate: 94.5% • Graduation rate: 92.4%* as of May 31, 2012

  3. Menu • Chili with Beans and Mushrooms • Turkey-Mushroom Meatball Sub • Garden Pizza • Italian Meat-Mushroom Meatloaf

  4. Meatball Sub and Salad Bar “Having mushrooms on the salad bar is as good as gold” “We tried it as a test, and then took it away. We had students complaining, so we had to bring them back everyday.”

  5. Pizzas “The Mushroom Pizza gave Pepperoni a run for its money” “Many students insisted on the garden pizza, some saying they were vegetarians…when they weren’t”

  6. Making the Panini

  7. Portabella Panini

  8. Making the Meatballs

  9. Meatloaf

  10. Poster Turkey Meatballs

  11. Method

  12. Results • K - 6: • 73% of the students who like mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf • 51% of the students who dislike mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf • 67% of the students liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf

  13. Results • 7 – 12: • 80% of the students who like mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf • 47% of the students who dislike mushrooms liked the turkey/mushroom meatloaf • 62% of the students likedthe turkey/mushroom meatloaf

  14. Metrics/Findings • 2nd Grade • 8 like mushrooms • 7 liked meatloaf • 1 disliked meatloaf • 4 dislike mushrooms • 3 liked meatloaf • 1 disliked meatloaf • 3rd Grade • 4 like mushrooms • 4 liked meatloaf • 4 dislike mushrooms • 2 liked meatloaf • 2 disliked meatloaf • *leftover hot dogs were offered to this class

  15. Metrics/Findings • 4th Grade • 6 like mushrooms • 2 liked meatloaf • 4 disliked meatloaf • 10 dislike mushrooms • 5 liked meatloaf • 4 said ok on meatloaf • 2 disliked meatloaf • 5th Grade • 6 like mushrooms • 7 liked meatloaf • 4 disliked meatloaf • 12 dislike mushrooms • 8 liked meatloaf • 4 disliked meatloaf

  16. Metrics/Findings • 6th Grade • 6 like mushrooms • 2 liked meatloaf • 5 disliked meatloaf • 7 dislike mushrooms • 1 liked meatloaf • 6 disliked meatloaf • 2 Mushrooms OK • 2 dislike meatloaf • Notes for Elementary: • Meatloaf was overdone • Meatloaf was not sauced • Meatloaf was not batch cooked • All were done and held before the start of lunch

  17. Metrics/Findings • Middle School (7 – 8) • 20 like mushrooms • 18 liked meatloaf • 2 disliked meatloaf • 15 dislike mushrooms • 12 liked meatloaf • 3 disliked meatloaf • High School (9 – 12) • 15 like mushrooms • 10 liked meatloaf • 5 disliked mushrooms • 28 dislike mushrooms • 8 liked meatloaf • 20 disliked meatloaf

  18. How they like to eat Mushrooms • 2nd – 6th Graders • Pizza (14) • In sauces, over meat (4) • Raw, with ranch dip (3) • Salads (3) • Sautéed (3) • Cooked by themselves (2) • Pasta, stroganoff (2) • Cooked in things (2) • Deep Fried (2) • Cooked in dumplings (1) • In my body (1) • Anyway (1) • Sautéed with rice (1) • 7th – 12th Graders • Pizza (15) • Burgers (11) • Pasta (9) • Salads (6) • Sandwiches (3) • Chili (2) • All ways (3) • Raw (4)

  19. Takeaways • Kids are eating mushrooms • Pizza was the most popular choice in all grades • On burgers was second for middle/high school and not on the list at all for elementary • Most of the middle school/high school students knew there were mushrooms in the meatloaf and most of the elementary did not • Liking mushrooms or disliking mushrooms did not impact the liking or disliking of the meatloaf

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