November 8, 2011
Our Webinar Wednesday series continued on November 2nd with a terrific presentation on breakfast in the classroom. The focus of last week’s webinar was the future of school breakfast, and included strategies for growth and expansion. Moderated by Ali Dorazio (MS, RD), nutrition scientist at the General Mills Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition, we…
November 7, 2011
Each year since 2007, Winston Industries has demonstrated its commitment to food service by awarding one school the Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant. The recipient is always a school district in need of improvement of its school meal kitchen facilities. The 2010 winner was Gaston County Schools of North Carolina, and the 2011 award winner…
November 4, 2011
The Fuel Up to Play 60 folks have done it again—they have provided us with yet another amazing online resource! Their latest is a compilation of healthy recipes and exercise tips in a new 40-page cookbook available on their website. Click through to find the cookbook, called Beyond PB&J: Cooking With Kids; don’t forget to…
October 27, 2011
While childhood obesity continues to emerge as one of the major stories in our national conversation, here at Beyond Breakfast we want to make sure the issue of childhood hunger stays on the forefront as well. We already know that breakfast in the classroom is a powerful tool that can be used to fight childhood…
October 24, 2011
Mark your calendars and join us for the November 2 webinar (part of the Webinar Wednesday series) entitled “The Future of School Breakfast: Strategies for Growth and Expansion.” SNF is offering this webinar in partnership with General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition; as always, the webinars are free, and can help school food…
October 21, 2011
Are you interested in expanding or implementing a breakfast in the classroom program? The Food Research and Action Center is holding a conference call entitled “Effective Messaging to Promote Breakfast in the Classroom” on Thursday, October 27 at 3 p.m. ET. The one-hour call will focus on effective communication strategies for stakeholders to engage and…
October 17, 2011
Every few weeks, new challenges are issued to Fuel Up to Play 60 participating schools. These challenges are designed to keep things fresh and exciting for students, and to help grow interest and involvement in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Teams that submit challenges get a chance to win cool prizes, to unlock…
October 12, 2011
If you have been reading Beyond Breakfast for awhile you might remember that I used to live in Fairbanks, Alaska, where two of my best friends worked for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension doing food research and education outreach. I recently reached out to my friend Kate Idzorek to talk with her about…
October 11, 2011
The month of October has many daily, weekly, and monthly observances for raising awareness. Most famously October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we love that they have a section of their website dedicated to healthy recipes for readers. Parents, students, and school food professionals also have reason to celebrate in October, because October is…
October 7, 2011
Next week we celebrate National School Lunch Week, and the theme for 2011 is “School Lunch–Let’s Grow Healthy.” The themes for NSLW and its companion celebration, National School Breakfast Week (NSBW), were announced at the 2011 Annual National Conference in Nashville. (Mark your calendars for NSBW, which is coming up in Spring 2012: “School Breakfast…