Food Programs: Salad Bar

At my branch we have a series titled Teens Cook. We offer this monthly program as a way to teach teens how to make mostly healthy snacks on their owns. Usually these require very little effort and are made with ingredients that most families have readily available. We offered a salad bar program because it is healthy and to show teens the many different options that they have when including salad in their meals. The teens really enjoyed this program and were eager to try various combinations for their salads.

Title of Program: Teens Cook: Salad Bar
Number attending: 50 (we underestimated the amount of teens that would be interested and didn't purchase enough bowls. We were left with enough stuff for staff to have salad for 2 days plus still more extras so we could have easily served up to 75 students)
Estimated Cost Total: $105.00
Estimated Cost per Participant: $1.40

Supplies Purchased (all from Wal-Mart)

1 Bag of Spinach (10 oz) $2.15 ea
2 Bags of Romaine Lettuce (1 lb) $3.58 ea
3 Bags of Iceberg Lettuce (1 lb) $2.48 ea
2 Bags of Shredded Carrots $1.68 ea
1 Great Value (1 lb) Cheese Blend $7.98 - we had loads of this left over so you could probably go a cheaper route
4 Great Value Bacon Pieces $1.66 ea
3 Broccoli Vegetable Blends $2.18 ea
3 Cucumbers $2.04
3 Packages of Grape Tomatoes $2.48 ea
1 Small Tub of Pre-Diced Onions (found in produce section) $2.00 ea
1 Small Tub of Pre-Sliced Mushrooms (found in produce section)- $1.88 ea
1 Package of 50 Count Styrofoam Bowls $1.98 ea
1 Package of Small Foam Cups $.95 ea
1 Package of Napkins $3.48 ea
7 Bottles of Great Value Dressings (Ranch, Blue Cheese, Caesar, French, Italian, 100 Island) $1.66 ea
2 Cans of Black Olives $1.28 ea
3 Bags of Croutons (3 different flavors)
1 Bag of Sliced Almonds (found near croutons) $1.98 ea
1 Box of 100 Forks  2.68 ea
2 Boxes of Buttered Crackers $1.78 ea
3 Gallons of Punch $1.98 ea

Total Before Taxes = $98.15

 I was working the desk and trying to capture pics so the pictures above are from before the program even started and the pictures below are of those who helped out with the program eating towards the end.