- Date, Time & Venue for next Food Committee meeting:
Nov 6th or 16th, 7:50 AM at PTA Room with Mr. Frederic (Representative from Sodexho)
- Sodexho Head Office clarification/verification documents on certification raw materials/meats,
* I.e. Meats tested for color enhancers, meats from certified slaughterhouses, chicken with growth hormone validated
date.
* Sodexho offers fish dishes once a week with choices of Western and Oriental preferences.
Recommendation: Proposal for 2-3 times per week Fish dishes.
- Snacks:
Morning:
* Fruit – Banana, Apple and Orange (K.Ta will give feedback on the popularity of fruit choices)
* Milk and Dairy product i.e. Yogurt
Reason: To ensure a healthy balanced diet, the Food Committee agreed to initiate this with the support of Sodexho.
Afternoon:
* Changes are being made to the format of take home snack without fruit.
* Grade 1&2 afternoon snack will deliver to classroom
Reason: Over 50% is left over for afternoon snack
- Artwork and Promotion in Canteen – Mr. Theo will follow up with; Mr. David and Ms. Jan
- Please submit class timetable & mealtime to Food Committee – K. Mimi
- Requisition for Concordian to consider providing a speedy & efficient Microwave – K. Air
Best regards,
Mimi
Food Committee Minutes of Meeting, Nov. 24, 2009
Hello All,
Here are notes from the third Food Committee meeting this morning, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanks to all who attended: Khun Air, Khun Kanarat, Theo, Khun Ta, Jan, David and Mimi. The meeting began at 8 and ended at about 9 a.m.
1.
Morning fruit snacks have proven successful. Kids are now eating more fruit. Sodexo will take note of less popular items, e.g. green mango. Yoghurt – look at combining with fruit salad to make it more appetizing to the children. Action: Khun Ta to implement these suggestions.
2.
Portions/choices: to keep lines moving during canteen rush hour it was agreed that standard portions (no picking and choosing, either) should be consistently served for first servings. Students can come back to refill or pick and choose e.g. more wontons, soup, no vegetables, etc. for their second serving when the staff are less busy. Action: Khun Ta will advise/train the Sodexo staff accordingly.
3.
The meeting discussed the lack of leadership, guidance, role-modeling etc. at the meal table. Staff are assigned lunch duty but it is more “crowd control” than educational/pastoral. Students seem to be less conscientious about manners and clearing tables now than at the beginning of the school year. Some ideas – have teachers or older students sit with kids at the tables? Remind kids to clear tables and keep noise levels down. Action: forward minutes to the Administration for consideration.
4.
Reducing waste/promoting healthy and responsible consumption: David has talked to the Yes Committee about bins, campaigning to change attitudes, etc. David is currently tied up with the winter concert but will start working with the committee in the New Year to move this initiative forward. Action: David + Yes Committee after the Christmas & New Year break.
5.
December menu: Starting December, as a pilot, PYP kids will have the additional choice of Wednesday’s salad special + soup + bread roll. Some PYP students have expressed interest in the salad but canteen policy does not allow them to purchase any food. Action: Khun Ta to give feedback on the popularity of the Wednesday salad special among PYP students.
6.
PYP Thanksgiving community pot-luck: on that day, instead of lunch Sodexo will provide trays of meat and other special food to add to the pot-luck. They will also sponsor two turkeys so that the children can experience traditional Thanksgiving fare. Action: inform the Administration via meeting minutes.
7.
Conserving energy: the committee suggested that air-conditioners be turned off at around 2:30 p.m. to save energy. It is wasteful to keep the A/C on for just a few parents who use the canteen as a waiting area in the afternoon. Use fans instead. Action: Khun Ta will turn off A/Cs at around 2:30.
8.
Afternoon snacks are now served in classrooms: this has been favorably received by teachers as well as parents, who appreciate the convenience of take-away snacks. Action: APPLAUSE!!!
Best regards,
Mimi
Food Committee Minutes of Meeting,23 February
1. Morning snack : Dairy and fruit, response is good.
2. Afternoon snack: Complain on size of sausage. Khun Ta said Sodexo is aware of the problem and will make the receiving process more strict. As some bakery items are purchased from outsource supplier, not baked on premise, the committee suggested to
3. Parents suggested to cook all dishes the same way as the original. For example, sometimes Cabonara dish got capsicum in the dish which is not the orginal recipe. The appearance and the texture of some food is not appetized. For example, meat is overcooked so that it is very tough when chew. The committee would like Sodexo to focus also on the taste, not only cleanliness. Some cooking techniques should be used in preparing the food to keep both quality and taste.
4. The committee agreed to send a survey form to all children in grade 5 and above. The form will based on Sodexo form which is nornally placed in the canteen but no one ever fill. The form will also ask open end questions including the most 3 favorite dishes and the most dislike dishes. Khun Air will prepare the survey form.
5. The committee suggested to have brown rice as alternative to white rice to be more nutritious.
6. The group agree to scheduled a regular Food Committee meeting to be 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Minutes of Meeting September 20, 2011
The meeting started at 8.15 am with Khun Suvimol Kanchanachaypoom as the chair person. The following issues were discussed and concluded:
1.
Food Committee
Roles:
·
to act as an
advisory board on food-related issues
·
to be the
representative of parents on food-related issues
2.
Objectives:
·
To monitor the
food quality
·
To give advice to
the food provider so the food quality can be improved
3.
Structure:
·
Parents
·
Teachers
·
Food Provider
(Sodexo)
4.
Systems:
·
Year-round
Activities
o
Presentation by
Sodexo at the beginning of the academic year
o
Survey 1 before
the end of the first semester
o
Adjustment
according to recommendations from survey 1 before the beginning of the second semester
o
Survey 2 before
the end of the second semester
o
Planning by
Sodexo before the new academic year starts
·
Bi-monthly
Activity
o
Regular meeting
to consider menu in advance and give suggestions to the food provider.
5.
Sources of input
for the Food Committee: students, parents, teachers and staff, and Sodexo
6.
The Committee
agreed to organize a meeting called ‘Food for Your Kids’ on Friday October 28,
2011at 8.15 am. The program will be:
·
Introduction to
the Food Committee – 10 min.
o
Members
o
Systems
·
Sodexo Presentation
– 20 min.
·
Questions and
Answers – 20 min.
·
Food Production
Facility Tour – 10-20 min.
7.
The Committee
requested that Sodexo reveal all sources of raw materials in the presentation.
8.
The Committee
gave Sodexo several food-related suggestions.
The meeting ended at 9.40 pm.
Recorded and
Summarized by Pat Kiengsiri.
