testimonials
“Lunch is like a buffet. Every weekday I have a buffet for lunch just like when we were on vacation in Puerto Rico!”
- a student at Poly Prep Country Day School
“I love cooking class! I love grating and chopping and mixing. I love tasting all the ingredients and learning where they come from and making things for my family at home.”
- Sam, a cooking class student
“The Butter Beans program at our school has been a huge benefit for me… I would say it kept me from getting sick…I get to socialize a bit with my students and colleagues all while eating tons of fresh and delicious vegetables prepared with my well-being in mind. It’s a gift really… a demonstration of how the school wants us to have healthy, contented lives.”
- a teacher at Poly Prep Country Day School
“On Tuesday she called from nurse jean’s office. I asked her how she was feeling and she said not great. I asked her if she wanted me to pick her up and she said yes. I said, okay, i’m on my way- and she said, “actually, could you please come at 1.30 because I like the lunch menu.”
- a Butter Beans parent
“Sophia absolutely loved cooking class! During and after the class, she definitely was more open to trying new, healthy foods like quinoa, sprouts and sushi.“
- a Butter Beans parent
“Thank you for your reply and assurance that Butter Beans is both caring and attentive to improving our children’s school lunch experience and satisfaction. Both Laura and Otto LOVE the Butter Beans “mashed potatoes with skins and all,” and have asked me to make the same at home! Knowing that the nutrients are held in the skin, I will begin mashing our potatoes the Butter Beans way.”
- a Butter Beans parent
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- Parents, envision this: your child(ren) cooking up a delicious dinner for you after a long dayMany of you may have already read the recent New York Times article entitled “My Sons, the Sous Chefs” but for those of you who haven’t, you should definitely check it out. One mother explains her story about getting her kids excited to cook for her. She offered a trade, instead of she and her […]
- Butter Beans + bio-compostable disposablesWhile many of our schools have the set up to offer lunch on real plates with proper silverware, some of our schools that are limited by logistics and/or space to offer a hot lunch program, must rely on paper products. As it happens with you, every time you shop for your household, at Butter Beans […]
- winter produce + tonight’s dinnerWith beautiful displays of summer produce throughout winter in our grocery stores, it’s easy enough to forget what it means to eat locally in the winter. Local food, even this time of year, is fresher and has the added bonus of supporting the farmers that work so hard just beyond the limits of our everyday […]