Farm to Cafeteria Conference Session: Synergizing Efforts to Build National Farm and Food Education Curricula

Last week was an incredible week at the National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Austin, TX; we are so grateful for the opportunity to attend. This year’s theme was “Powering Up!”, and each session was infused with a palpable energy and excitement; when 1100 farm-to-cafeteria enthusiasts get excited, you can feel it! On Wednesday we…

Connect with the Experts: Upcoming Webinars

SNA’s webinars offer you the opportunity for professional development and education directly from subject matter experts…and all from the comfort of your office. Learn about the latest hot topics in school nutrition, presented with your needs in mind. Take a look at the upcoming schedule, below: Continuing the Conversation with USDA about Smart Snacks in…

Fuel Up to Play 60—Apply for Funds Using the New Playbook!

Are you looking for funding opportunities to improve healthy eating and physical activity at your school? It’s time to check in with Fuel Up to Play 60! Eleven million students nationwide participate in Fuel Up to Play 60, and that number is growing; if you haven’t yet signed up to participate, visit the FUTP60 website…

Latest News in Effective School Allergy Management: Your Questions, Answered

Last month’s allergy webinar, “Latest News in Effective School Allergy Management,” was extremely popular; the response was wonderful—thanks to all who were in attendance! We had so many folks submitting questions during the 15-minute Q-and-A session at the end of the webinar that we didn’t have time to answer them all, but we know this…

Recipe for Success Foundation Founder Gracie Cavnar: “Kids drive the behaviors of so many families!”

In December of last year, we reached out to the Recipe for Success Foundation in Houston, Texas to learn more about their Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program. RFS invited us to observe garden education and culinary/nutrition classes at the program’s flagship school, MacGregor Elementary. We also sat down with RFS founder, Gracie Cavnar, to learn more…

Recipe for Success Foundation Founder Gracie Cavnar: “It’s not a secret that we have to eat healthy.”

In December of last year, we reached out to the Recipe for Success Foundation in Houston, Texas to learn more about their Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program. RFS invited us to observe garden education and culinary/nutrition classes at the program’s flagship school, MacGregor Elementary. We also sat down with RFS founder, Gracie Cavnar, to learn more…

School Breakfast in the News: March 2014

Given that National School Breakfast Week was celebrated March 3-7, it’s no surprise to find a huge array of terrific school breakfast-themed stories arrive in our Google Alerts! It was tough to choose our favorites, but we narrowed down the list so we could share some of them with our readers. By the way, have…

Recipe for Success: From Seed to Plate (and Beyond!)

Last December we got in touch with the folks at Recipe for Success Foundation, in an effort to learn more about their work to reduce childhood obesity. Founded in 2005 by Gracie Cavnar and her husband Bob, RFS is quite literally putting children in touch with their food, through school gardens, nutrition education, and hands-on…

UPDATED: New Webinar: Join us on April 30, 2014, for “Unlock Your Menu Potential: Secrets to Whole Grain Success”

We have rescheduled our April 3, 2014 webinar! Please join us on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 for our upcoming webinar, “Unlock Your Menu Potential: Secrets to Whole Grain Success.” This webinar is free and will be held from 2:00 p.m. through 3:15 p.m. EST. You can register online now. In partnership with Ultragrain®, SNA will…