February 13, 2014
When the calendar turned over to 2014, the School Nutrition Foundation had more than just another new year to celebrate—we had a fifty year anniversary to celebrate! This year marks a huge milestone for SNF, and we hope you will join us as we commemorate this important landmark, which is why you are cordially invited…
January 29, 2014
Winston Industries is a leader in the world of foodservice equipment, and the School Nutrition Foundation is proud of our long-standing partnership with this wonderful company. As those of you who have worked with Winston in the past know, they are fully dedicated to their work with school nutrition foodservice. If you have Winston equipment…
January 28, 2014
Last July we brought you the inside scoop from the 2013 Fuel Up to Play 60 Ambassador Summit, held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sixty-seven student ambassadors and fifty program advisors from across the country gathered together, where for five days they participated in fun, team-building exercises, leadership activities, and brainstorming sessions on how to keep…
January 24, 2014
We first met Renee Frederick in June of last year when we announced that she had won the 2013 Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant. At the time, Renee was looking forward to the difference the equipment would make in the kinds of foods she could serve to her students in the Warrior Run School District,…
January 9, 2014
Fuel Up to Play 60 is getting the New Year off to a healthy start with their new “Team Up!” contest for Program Advisors and Ambassadors. The best part—the contest is as easy as taking a photograph! Simply snap a creative photo and include a catchy caption to enter! The contest is currently open, and…
January 3, 2014
Each month, our staff reads hundreds of media reports on the subject of school nutrition. We curate our favorites in a monthly blog post we call, “In the News.” Highlighting positive stories about the great things going on in school cafeterias helps us in many ways: providing inspiration, connecting school nutrition professionals from across the…
December 30, 2013
Part Two “A Wellness Wake-up Call,” originally appeared, as one article, in the November 2013 issue of School Nutrition Magazine. Beyond Breakfast blogger Christina Uticone authored the piece, which is presented here in two parts. Read part one here. Strategies & Solutions When it comes to implementing any wellness policy, stakeholder engagement is crucial, which…
December 18, 2013
Part One “A Wellness Wake-up Call,” originally appeared, as one article, in the November 2013 issue of School Nutrition Magazine. Beyond Breakfast blogger Christina Uticone authored the piece, which is presented here in two parts. “Serving school breakfast—especially through alternative options such as breakfast in the classroom and grab ‘n’ go—is possibly the easiest, most…
December 16, 2013
We sat down recently with dietitian, school breakfast supporter, and longtime friend of SNF, Elizabeth Campbell, RD, to discuss her work on a series of recent articles that appeared in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of Hunger and …
December 12, 2013
We sat down recently with dietitian, school breakfast supporter, and longtime friend of SNF, Elizabeth Campbell, RD, to discuss her work on a series of recent articles that appeared in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. The four papers discuss the findings and implications of research done by Campbell…
