BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Public School District is one step closer to creating a healthier and tastier meal experience for students.
Renderings of the new district commissary building were released during a meeting Thursday night.
The new program will include scratch cooking, fresh ingredients and increased diverse options.
"There's the process of taking the food in, preparing the food as you would in your kitchen with fresh farm ingredients, a lot of it local-sourced," said BPS Chief Operating Officer David Hills.
"The halal food that they're going to have, I think that's very important," said student Alsayadi. "I'm Muslim so I didn't get to see a lot of halal food in cafeterias."
"A lot of children come to school to eat," said BPS School Board Member Terrence Heard. "We look at these different variations in food and religion and choices in food to make sure that we can address every nationality and religion in the City of Buffalo."
"We look at the menu and sometimes they'll pack their bento box. Sometimes, we buy school lunch," said Buffalo Public Schools Board Member Adrianna Zullich. "We love veggie nuggets. It's a favorite. We usually get that. I'm excited to see things like kale and when we partner with farms and local produce."
"Right now, we're very limited on what we can do," said BPS Food Service Department Director Ruth Conner. "What we'll be able to do is a vision that I think people don't even realize. It'll be available to our students, our community, our staff."
A groundbreaking is expected next spring.
