From Dragon Fruit to Carrot Salad, GMSD’s Farmer’s Market Brings Enjoyable to Lunch

Students at Dogwood and Farmington Elementary Schools received a tasty shock this week when GMSD’s School Nutrition group introduced a colourful Farmer’s Market expertise to campus. The occasion, organized by SFE’s Chef Tony McCray and Director Valencia Redmon, remodeled the cafeteria into an exploration of contemporary vegetables and fruit.

Wearing flannel shirts, denims, and cowboy hats, the diet group launched college students to distinctive meals like dragon fruit, star fruit, blood oranges, kiwi, and a carrot salad with craisins, lemon juice, and mayonnaise. Chef Tony searched to make sure that college students can be tasting distinctive and actually contemporary variations of those fruits going from Fresh Market to Sprouts and even International Market to assemble the fruits and veggies for style testing and for adornment. 

“The kids really loved the dragon fruit and blood oranges,” mentioned School Nutrition Specialist Debbie Davis. “It was something new and exciting for them, and they were so well-behaved and enthusiastic. I just love getting to be out there with them and seeing how much they enjoy trying new things.”

The Farmer’s Market occasion blended diet schooling with enjoyable, sparking curiosity and dialog about wholesome consuming throughout GMSD’s elementary colleges. SFE and School Nutrition are planning future occasions as nicely, so college students can anticipate much more style assessments coming quickly!