How to get your School on board.
If you are a parent, student, school board member then its time to speak with school administrators or food service directors and get their support. For a successful vending make-over, you'll need school-wide involvement of administrators, vendors and students. |
Review the YoNaturals Product List
It's easy to replace high calorie items with those that are organic and all-natural, and which fit nutritional guidelines.
View our school products.
Need to know if your current snack(s) meet the SB-12 guidelines? Click here for a snack calculator.
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Involve Students in Choosing the Products
If at all possible, before you finalize your plan-o-gram, get a small representative group of students to make the selections with you. |
Host a Sampling Event
Sometimes kids are reluctant to try new things. Consider giving students a preview of what will be in your machine by ordering extra snacks and giving away free samples prior to “unveiling” the machine. YoNaturals can also send a representative to your school to assist in planning and holding these sampling events. |
Build Some Excitement-- Conduct a Student-to-Student Marketing Campaign
Want to convince a student to try something new? Get another student to do the convincing. Special marketing projects such as posters, videos, etc., created by the students will help build excitement around the new snacks. |
Launch the Grand Re-Opening of the Machine
Invite parents, teachers, school board and community members to the great unveiling of your 'new' healthier vending machine. |
Generate some PRESS!
The local newspaper or TV station might even be interested in the positive steps your school is taking and YoNaturals will even issue a press release informing the local area of the initiative. |
"We're very pleased to be part of this program with YoNaturals to provide our students with healthier food choices throughout the day.”
McQueen High School, Reno, NV
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“It's the right thing to do. We're excited about the opportunity for kids to have choices in a healthy spectrum. The existing machines just didn't meet the standards we set. YoNaturals machines and products did.”
Olympia Black Hills High School, Olympia, WA
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“People want choice and having healthy choices is something that people are not used to getting.”
Sparks Middle School, Reno, NV
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