Gluten-Free

Menu
Ashley Prendergast
Sage Dietetic Internship

School District
K-12

school district
Serve:

Students (Headstart, Pre-K, Kindergarten

through grade 12)

200+

Hot Lunches
100+ Salad Bar/Deli Bar
1 Gluten-Free

Objective
Identify

barriers to serving gluten-free

meals
Identify barriers to serving gluten-free
menu items to faculty, staff, and
students not covered by the Americans
with Disabilities Act

Process Under Fire

Gluten-Free

Meal Preparation

Time
Staffing
Food Choices
Student Attendance

Gluten-Free

for Others

Materials/Methods

Literature Review

Sage Libraries
Peer-Reviewed
Journal Articles
Full Text Online
10 years back

Google News

1 year back

Observe and Time Lunch Preparation

Absences/No-Shows in One-Week
Gluten-Free Theme Meal

Results
Time Spent Making Gluten-Free
Meals
Day

22 minutes

Week

1 hour, 50 minutes

Absences in 1
Week

Intervention
Student
Food

Procurement

Menu

Discussion

Development
Student

Theme Meal
Gluten-Free

Broccoli
Chicken Alfredo

40

portions

25

Faculty/Staff

14

Usually Bring Lunch

Cost Analysis
Food
31

Waste

Meals 3 weeks

Gluten-Free

Diet

Future
Continue

Menu Choices

Make-Ahead
Offer

Meals

Gluten-Free Options to Others

References
1.

Basch M. Gluten-free glutton: how schools are handling students special dietary needs. Florida
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andling-students
. Accessed February 26, 2016.

2.

Chick K. The educational and social challenges of children with celiac disease: what educators should
know. Child Educ. 2014; 90(1): 71-74.
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3.

Ciacci C, Cirillo M, Cavallaro R, Mazzacca G. Long-term follow-up of celiac adults on gluten-free diet:
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4.

Karjoo M. Celiac disease. Int J Pediatr. 2014; 2(3.2): 5-7.

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