USA Rice Announces Annual K-12 "Healthy Rice Bowls Contest"
Winners Receive Gift Card and Rice Cookers
USA Rice Federation announced its annual "Healthy Rice Bowls Contest" for Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) school foodservice directors and menu planners at the School Nutrition Association Annual National Conference in Dallas. Contest runs in September in honor of National Rice Month, which this year marks its 20th anniversary, and encourages creative use of U.S.-grown rice in schools. Rice bowls fit the growing need for more nutritious food options with whole grains on menus, and engage children in eating healthier meals.
Details:
- Entries accepted September 1 through November 5, 2010
- Winners will be promoted on USA Rice’s foodservice Website MenuRice.comand receive:
- Grand Prize
- $500 VISA gift card toward their school’s education fund
- Two Aroma rice cookers: one commercial-size cooker for their school and one consumer-size cooker for home
- First and Second Runners Up
- Each receives a commercial rice cooker for his/her school
- Grand Prize
- Contest participation information and entry submissions online at: www.MenuRice.com/industry-segments/rice-bowls-contest
Last year’s winner was San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) who provides nutritious meals to over 130,000 students daily and serves rice bowls 3 to 4 times each week. Their popular "Wok ’n Bowl" station features Beef and Broccoli Rice Bowl, Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl, and others. Sylvia Kravitz, Product Development Technician for SDUSD said, "Students told us they wanted something appealing, filling, fast, easy to hold, and most important - great tasting food. Rice bowls are the perfect solution."
The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the rice industry, conducting programs to build awareness and usage of U.S.-grown rice. U.S. rice accounts for 85% of the rice consumed in America. It is grown and harvested by farmers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas according to the highest quality standards. The U.S. produces an abundance of short, medium and long grain rice, as well as organic and specialty rices including jasmine, basmati, arborio, red aromatic and black japonica, among others. Look for the U.S. rice industry’s “Grown in the US” logo on packages of 100% domestically grown rice.
For more information, contact Susan Gunther at (410) 715-1500 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .