In December Colorado Potato Administrative Committee announced their 2017 Colorado Potatoes Video Contest in an effort to get kids thinking about why fruits and vegetables, including potatoes are important. Two winners were selected, one Elementary School and one Middle or High School, each winner to receive not only prizes for the classroom, but also a salad bar for their school!
Both schools will receive salad bars from the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee and Potatoes USA will match those bars, giving each school two salad bars for their students. Click here to see the winning videos.
Promotions like this are a great example of how to get kids involved in thinking about healthy eating and how potatoes fit perfectly in a balanced diet. Colorado Potatoes has done a great job not only promoting potatoes, but also the Potatoes USA Salad Bar Challenge.
There are close to 300 salad bar requests from schools currently. Potatoes USA matches salad bar donations 1 to 1 and they are tax deductible.
To donate a salad bar, contact Potatoes USA at (303) 369-7783.
See a list of the 58 salad bar donations in FY 2017.
See a list of schools wanting salad bars.
