Staff-Created High School Menu Items Win Taste Contest

Four items now on middle and high school lunch menus, developed by San Diego Unified’s Sylvia Kravitz, have won the 2009 USA Rice Federation Healthy Rice Bowls contest. Kravitz's creations -- Sweet & Sour Shrimp, Teriyaki Chicken with Asian Vegetables, Beef with Broccoli and Fajita Chicken Rice Bowls -- are part of the district's new middle and high school menus that debuted in September. The Federation noted that the creative recipes and marketing of the new menu items were "outstanding." Kravitz and the district will receive two commercial rice cookers and $250 for the district's education fund. For more information, please contact Gary Petill, food services director, at (858) 627-7301 or gpetill@sandi.net.

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