# Reimagined School Cafeteria Programs Sweetgreens & FoodCorps Advocate for Healthy Cafeterias By Kalin Ned | Published 2019-09-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-school-cafeteria References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90320968/sweetgreen-is-redesigning-school-lunches-to-make-them-more-healthy-and-more-fun?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss?cid=search) & [impact.sweetgreen](https://impact.sweetgreen.com) The healthy school cafeteria can go a long way in empowering good eating habits in youth and ensuring that students are healthy with their meal choices. Recognizing the importance of this, Gen Z-friendly restaurant concept [Sweetgreen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spyce) and [FoodCorps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seeds-of-change-1) enter a collaboration that seeks to reimagine the institution in the next two years by providing food education and access, as well as promote responsible practices and community. The movement toward the realization of the healthy school cafeteria is done through a series of initiatives. One, for example, is 'The Tasty Challenge' where students in Aberdeen, North Carolina got to vote on their favorite style of carrots -- "raw, roasted, or in soup form." Another instance of the [Sweetgreens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweetlane) x FoodCorps collaboration is 'Our Cafeteria,' which asked children to come up with ways to make the cafeteria experience better. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Healthy School Cafeteria:** Creating healthy school cafeteria programs that empower good eating habits in youth. - **Food Education:** Providing food education in school cafeterias to promote responsible practices and community. - **Student Engagement:** Engaging students in the cafeteria experience to reimagine and improve it. ### Who This Affects Most - **Restaurant:** Restaurants can collaborate with schools to provide healthy and educational dining experiences for students. - **Education:** Education industry has an opportunity to integrate food education and healthy practices into their curriculum. - **Food Services:** Food service providers can offer innovative solutions to improve and reimagine school cafeteria programs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vegetarian School Lunch Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegetarian-school-lunch-menu.md) - [Plant-Based School Lunch Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-school-lunch-challenge.md) - [Accessible Healthy Food Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-food-initiative.md) - [Nourishing School Meal Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nourish-to-flourish.md) - [School Nutrition Certification Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/school-nutrition.md) - [Plant-Based Cafeteria Options](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-lunch-options.md) - [Educational Back-To-Cafeteria Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/backtocafeteria.md) - [Eco Fast Food Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cool-kids-meal.md) - [Health Food Digital Drive-Thrus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweetlane.md)