The Santa Barbara USD is deploying student "salad bar ambassadors" specially trained to encourage their fellow students to make more use of the cafeteria salad bar to increase their consumption of healthy fresh fruits and vegetables, reports the Santa Barbara Noozhawk.
The program was launched at the district's Washington Elementary school, where sixth-graders were trained by chef instructors from the local Orfalea Foundation in subjects such as safety, sanitation, salad bar etiquette and "the art of subtle positive persuasion." Then, each school day, the rotating group of volunteer peer mentors offers guidance to K-2 students about the choices available at the salad bar and encourages them to indulge.
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