Healthy School Foods Celebrates Black Health and Wellness

Chef Anand demonstrates a sweet potato hash recipe with assistance from Chef Iris for the students of Aiton Elementary School as part of Healthy School Foods’ Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Black Health and Wellness was the theme for this year’s Black History Month for DC Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services. In celebration, […]

Photos: Fiesta Fajita Friday!

Last Friday, students at Washington Jesuit Academy were treated to Fiesta Fajita Friday by our Healthy  School Foods Team. DC Central Kitchen’s dietetic intern, Lauryn Woodruff, organized the latin themed meal and collected feedback from the students on the flavor of the meal. The menu consisted of chicken fajitas on whole wheat tortillas with sautéed […]

Fresh Feature Fridays is Back!

DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy School Foods team hosts a Fresh Feature Friday event on Friday, November 11, 2021 at Maude Aiton Elementary School.   After a long hiatus, this week our Healthy School Foods program finally revived Fresh Feature Fridays. The popular bimonthly events were suspended over a year ago when the COVID-19 crisis first […]