Post on 18-Jan-2016
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By: Danielle Roller & Kirstin Hayes-Hand
Buffalo Chicken Salad
*Chicken breast (boneless & skinless)
*Buffalo Sauce
*Apple
*Celery
*Corn
*Cherry Tomatoes
*Romaine Salad blend
*Homemade low fat ranch dressing
*Whole wheat dinner roll
Final Product
$1.21
Nutritional Goals for High School Lunch
Food Group Requirement
Meat/Meat Alternative
1.6-2.4 oz
Milk 8 fl oz
Grains 1.8-2.6 oz
Vegetables ¾-1 cup
Fruit ½-1 cup
Nutritional Goals for High School
Lunch Nutrient Requirements
Sodium <740 mg
Calories 750-850
Total fat 2% of calories
Saturated fat 3% of calories
Protein 16 g
ChallengesSODIUM
To lower the sodium: Reduced amount of buffalo sauce used Switched from bottled ranch dressing to homemade ranch dressing. Switched to a low sodium dressing mix
APPLESOur first school testing day, many kids commented on how the apples were their least favorite in the salad. So apples were cut into tinier pieces, and incorporated into the dressing.
Cost was originally too high because of the Greek yogurt. We decided to go with the low fat plain yogurt because it would help decrease the cost from $1.75/serving to $1.21/serving, and also figured it would actually have a better consistency in relation to salad dressing.
COST
Nutrient ComparisonOriginal
SaladCalories- 825
Protein- 20
Carbohydrate- 38g
Total Fat- 28g
Saturated Fat- 4g
Cholesterol- 74mg
Vitamin A-11048 IU
Vitamin C- 32.8mg
Iron- 2.5mg
Calcium- 87mg
Sodium- 1628mg
Fiber- 6g
Final Salad
Calories- 293
Protein- 24g
Carbohydrate- 41g
Total Fat- 5g
Saturated Fat- 2g
Cholesterol- 40mg
Vitamin A- 8876 IU
Vitamin C-35mg
Iron- 2.4mg
Calcium- 273 mg
Sodium- 542mg
Fiber-6.8g
Recipe ComparisonOriginal
Salad2 C romaine lettuce
2 T celery
5 cherry tomatoes
½ C chopped apple
2 T cheddar cheese
3 oz. skinless, boneless chicken
2 T buffalo sauce
½ C Greek yogurt
1 tsp. ranch dressing mix
2 T tortilla chips
8 fl. oz. skim milk
Final Salad
2 C romaine lettuce
2 T celery
3 cherry tomatoes
1 small apple
2 T corn
1.5 oz. skinless, boneless chicken
½ T buffalo sauce
¼ C low fat yogurt
1 tsp. low sodium ranch dressing mix
1 whole wheat dinner roll
8 fl. oz. skim milk
Original Salad= $1.75
2 C romaine lettuce
$0.28
2 T celery $0.05
5 cherry tomatoes $0.16
½ C chopped apple
$0.35
2 T cheddar cheese
Commodity
3 oz. skinless, boneless chicken
Commodity
2 T buffalo sauce $0.12
½ C Greek yogurt $0.34
1 tsp. ranch dressing mix
B list item
2 T tortilla chips $0.27
8 fl. oz. skim milk $0.18
Final Salad= $1.21
2 C romaine lettuce $0.28
2 T celery $0.05
3 cherry tomatoes $0.08
1 small apple $0.20
2 T corn $0.04
1.5 oz. skinless, boneless chicken
Commodity
½ T buffalo sauce $0.03
¼ C low fat yogurt $0.10
1 tsp. low sodium ranch dressing mix
B list item
1 whole wheat dinner roll
$0.25
8 fl. oz. skim milk $0.18
Economic Comparison
Weekly Progression Graph
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Final Product
Production
Final Data Collection Tool
How did the salad taste? Bad Good Awesome
How spicy was the salad? Too spicy Good Not spicy enough
Was there enough dressing on the salad? No Yes
Would you eat this salad again? No Yes
How did the salad taste?
BadGood Awesome
How spicy was the salad?
Too spicy
Good
Not spicy enough
Would you eat this salad again?
NoYes
Was there enough dressing?
NoYes
Fat Content
Tortilla Chips
*High fat content with tortilla chips (28g)
Cheese
*High fat content with cheese (10g)
*High meat component (3.4 oz.)
Corn
*Fat content acceptable (2g)
*Meat component acceptable (2.4oz.)
Overall Cost
Nutrition & Cost Influences
*Total calories = 293
*Minimum requirement= 750
*Final cost = $1.21
*Maximum cost allowed= $1.25
Conclusions
*Difficult to make meals for kids that are likeable and healthy
*Sodium increases so easily
*Really hard for schools to meet USDA nutrition requirements with the small budget they are given