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Southington High School has improved the nutritional quality of foods and beverages offered to students in several ways.
- The school installed a milk vending machine in the cafeteria, with low-fat and fat-free choices, stocked by the vending company. The Child Nutrition Program keeps 20 percent of monthly sales, thus providing extra income without any added labor costs.
- At the end of the 2003 school year, the school was winding down orders of snack cakes and planned to eliminate them for the 2003-2004 school year.
- The school offers baked chips and corn chips, sunflower seeds, low-fat yogurt, trail mix, and an expanded variety of fresh fruit on the à la carte line.
- Changes occurred without financial loss and were well accepted by students.
- In 2004-2005, Southington High School and Derynoski Elementary School will participate in a Healthy Vending and Snack Pilot organized by Connecticut’s Team Nutrition Program. The goal is to promote healthier snacks without negatively impacting school revenue.
- South End Elementary School promotes vegetable consumption by using a guessing game. The food service director purchases different vegetables at a local farm. A vegetable is displayed in the cafeteria, and students guess its identity. The vegetable is cooked, and samples are served to students and staff. The food service director reports that they have stumped many adults and children and that students are more apt to try something new like kale, because it is presented in a fun way.
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