A business proposal on integrating mobile smoothie trucks into the local high schools.

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Mobile Smoothie Trucks in
Local High Schools
By: Amanda Rodriguez

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Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Why SBCUSD needs a smoothie truck
 Educating students
 How teachers can provide education
 Data
 Results
 Benefits
 Conclusion

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Introduction
 “Today, about one in three American kids and teens is
overweight or obese.”
 Obesity rates have tripled from 1971 to 2011
 Childhood obesity is now the No. 1 health concern among
parents in the U.S., topping drug abuse and smoking.
 -As told by the American Heart Association

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Why does the SBCUSD need a
mobile smoothie truck?
 The San Bernardino City Unified School District can
greatly benefit from mobile smoothie trucks in the local
high schools because:
 1. Organic, healthy smoothies are a healthier beverage
choice
 2. Students will have different flavor options with the
smoothies vs. milk or water
 3.The smoothie truck will informally provide education on
health while serving to students
 4. A percentage of the smoothie truck’s earnings will go back
to the school district for funding.

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Educating Students on the
Importance of Health
 Our overall goal, as a society, is to tackle
childhood and adolescent obesity.
 Besides Physical Education, students
need to be educated on how to maintain
good health, proper nutrition, etc.
 Informing students how to choose
alternatives
 Smoothies for sodas, fruit for chips, yogurt
for ice cream

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How Teachers Can Provide Health
Education
 Regardless of the subject taught, all teachers can lend a helping
hand in their students’ health education.
 PE teachers, especially, should be incorporating actual health and
fitness education
 Explaining the importance of running vs. running for a grade
 Level of activity vs. total time of activity
 Teachers need to focus on requiring vigorous activity rather than the
amount of time spent on an activity.
 Science teachers can also integrate health education in their
course objectives
 Physical Science, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology

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Data
 Student Questionnaire – Asked 100 students in grades 9-12
 Would you be interested in a mobile smoothie truck on campus?
 Yes
 No
 Would you choose a smoothie over a water/milk during your
lunch?
 Yes
 No
 What is your favorite smoothie flavor?
 Strawberry
 Raspberry
 Strawberry Banana
 Mango
 Mixed Berry
 Is a $2.00 smoothie affordable?
 Yes
 No

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Results
 Student Questionnaire Results
Smoothie
Truck on
Campus?
Choose
smoothie
over other
beverages?
Top two
favorite
smoothie
flavors
Is a $2.00
smoothie
affordable?
70% said yes 65% said yes 1. Strawberry
and banana
75% said yes
30% said no 35% said no 2. Raspberry 25% said no

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Benefits of Smoothie Truck
 1. A percentage of the earnings will go back to the school district
for funding.
 It is up to the school district how they want to direct this funding.
 Suggested: direct the funding towards an increase in health education
 2. Nutritional pamphlets will be handed out to students, along with
how to read the nutritional facts.
 3. Organic, natural ingredients will be used in all smoothies.
 Shying students away from processed foods

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Conclusion
 Overall, a third of American children and adolescents are
considered overweight or obese.
 My mobile smoothie truck will provide high school students a
healthy and more delicious alternative to the provided
beverages.
 We need to raise awareness to the lack of health education in
our local high schools.