The assessment process is an important part of the breakfast-in-the-classroom journey. Every school is unique, with a different set of needs based on factors like enrollment, school size and layout, equipment needs, and of course, stakeholder engagement. We sat down with Nadine Doetterl, SNS of NMD School Food Service, who has extensive experience implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom,…
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for our upcoming May 16 webinar entitled “Certification and Compliance of the New Meal Pattern: What You Need to Know to Receive Your Six Cents.” As we anticipated, the popularity of this topic has been overwhelming, and we have already reached registration capacity; unfortunately, we are unable…
Editor’s Note: As of Tuesday, May 1, registration for the 5/16/12 Certification and Compliance Webinar is closed. We have reached capacity, due to the overwhelming popularity of the topic. If you have already registered please log in/call in early. The archived webinar will be available later that day (5/16) for those who were unable to…
Please note that this webinar has been cancelled, and a rescheduling date is pending. A newsletter will go out to registrants shortly. Stay tuned to the School Nutrition Foundation’s Webinar Wednesday schedule and Beyond Breakfast for the new webinar date. We have added a new webinar to our Spring 2012 Webinar Wednesday schedule, and it…
Here at Beyond Breakfast, we love it when schools “put on their thinking caps” to come up with creative solutions for feeding students. When we read great stories about the creative ways schools across the country are implementing school breakfast and lunch programs, we just have to share them with you! Special Breakfast Offers Etiquette…
Don’t forget our upcoming webinar on April 18th: Managing Food Safety When Handling Fresh Produce in Schools. During this webinar we will explore the following learning objectives: Participants will be able to explain why fresh produce is associated with an increased risk of foodborne illness, and will be able to identify types of fresh produce…
Our popular Webinar Wednesday series continues on April 18, 2012 with a webinar dedicated to the topic of food safety. “Managing Food Safety When Handling Fresh Produce in Schools” is offered by the School Nutrition Foundation in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service’s Office of Food Safety. This webinar…
It’s only fitting that National School Breakfast Week should kick off during National Nutrition Month! Here at Beyond Breakfast, we know how vital a good breakfast is for students in the classroom—a healthy, nutritious breakfast starts every day out the right way. We will be celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week long—is your school…
Does your school have a food allergy management plan? Is the staff equipped and trained, ready to respond to a food allergy emergency? Perhaps you are simply searching for more information on food allergy management, and looking for resources—if so, keep reading, because today’s topic is all about food allergies in school. Managing food allergies…
One of the most useful, simple tools to use is Google Alerts—we really can’t recommend it enough. We got into the habit of using Google Alerts to track relevant news and information surrounding school nutrition (and specifically, school breakfast) after reading Free for All: Fixing School Food in America by Jan Poppendieck. Jan wrote about…