ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Most lunches served in the school cafeteria are nothing to brag about, but the Anchorage School District is trying to turn that around, especially when it comes to what the youngest students are putting on their trays.
ASD Director of Student Nutrition Marci McGill said the district is trying to improve the school lunch experience by offering more items made from scratch.
On a recent day at ASD’s Central Kitchen, workers were mixing up big batches of baked goods as well as homemade marinara sauce that would be used for meatball sandwiches later in the week…