The School Nutrition Foundation is pleased to announce that we have rescheduled the previously postponed webinar Best Practices in Menu Planning: New Meal Pattern Flexibilities. Join us on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2 p.m. EST for a 75-minute presentation, developed in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Division. This…
A guest post by School Nutrition Foundation Senior Program Manager, Paula Zdanowicz, MPH On December 11, 2012 SNF joined Denver Public Schools (CO) for the eighth PBIC media event celebrating Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC). We gathered at Ellis Elementary School with fellow hunger, nutrition and education advocates to highlight how BIC has been benefiting…
A key aspect of Fuel Up to Play 60 is their Student Ambassador Program (SAP). When students take charge and lead, their peers will follow! Student Ambassadors learn and reinforce leadership skills and engage their classmates, inspiring them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The deadline to apply to become a State Representative and National Student…
Some of our most popular blog topics are on funding and grant opportunities – and for good reason! We know that our readers are always looking for additional funds to help them implement new initiatives and expand successful school nutrition programs. When we post about a new Fuel Up to Play 60 funding opportunities, our…
It was another big year for school nutrition—and school breakfast, specifically—with lots of exciting changes in cafeterias across America. From school breakfast expansion in ten new districts through Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, to the recent announcement that the USDA will lift the protein and grain limits, school nutrition has stayed in the headlines.…
We know this is a busy time of year, with the holidays and school break just around the corner, but we don’t want you to miss your next opportunity to receive funding through Fuel Up to Play 60! The deadline to apply for funds is January 15, 2013. Schools that are enrolled in FUTP60 are…
Click here to read part one of our interview with Claudie, which focuses on her marketing and promotional efforts for breakfast-in-the-classroom. BB: Give us an overview of your program, and your marketing approach as a whole. We have an extensive marketing program. We also…
Communicating your school’s nutrition program effectively means reaching out to a number of key groups; not just students and their parents, but teachers, administrators, custodians, and the community at-large. At Beyond Breakfast we include a section on Promotions & Marketing in our Breakfast Resource Center to help you get started with your school breakfast program.…
Back in November, School Nutrition Foundation Director Julie Abrera visited Angel Oak Elementary in Charleston County, SC to witness breakfast-in-the-classroom in action. You can read Julie’s account here, and check out some video from our visit here. We also wanted to share some of the wonderful local media coverage our breakfast-in-the-classroom event received. Both the local…
We had a wonderful time during our brief visit to see breakfast-in-the-classroom in action in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The media event was hosted by Cochran Elementary School, where we were welcomed warmly by staff and students. You can read our account of our day at Cochran Elementary here; written by School Nutrition Director Julie Abrera,…
