June 28, 2011
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Bruske, a.k.a The Slow Cook. Washington Post reporter-turned-food appreciation champion, Ed now works as a chef for clients with special needs. Ed also brings his message of food appreciation to students after school at Georgetown Day School. I met Ed at LAC 2011 but I have been reading…
June 22, 2011
Are you thinking about implementing breakfast in the classroom in your school district? Do you need more information about alternative models for school breakfast programs? Are you interested in areas of school breakfast planning like menu planning and marketing and promotion? The new Breakfast in the Classroom Resource Center has everything you need to help…
June 21, 2011
The National Dairy Council and the National Football League have teamed up to create the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. This nationwide movement is designed to help fight childhood obesity by empowering kids to take control of their own health. If your school participates in the National School Breakfast Program, and is enrolled in…
June 17, 2011
I was perusing the Food Research and Action Center’s Facebook page this week when this great story about a school breakfast video contest came up. I’m so glad FRAC shared this—see why I love social media so much? It’s such a great way to keep up on all the latest news. These days most organizations…
June 14, 2011
One of the most memorable and interesting conversations I had at the 2011 Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. was about oatmeal. Now some of you might not think the words “interesting” and “memorable” belong in the same sentence as “oatmeal,” but I beg to differ! Oatmeal is very interesting, and when you learn more…
June 9, 2011
Last fall I wrote about what happens during school holidays and snow days for students who receive most—or all—of their meals at school. American schools are letting out for summer: the longest extended period of the year in which children are not attending school. I have been thinking lately about the kids who rely on…
June 7, 2011
Last week we said goodbye to the food pyramid—our pictorial guideline for nutrition for almost 20 years—and said hello to MyPlate, our new visual guide for healthy eating. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin the new 2011 food guide was unveiled at a press…
June 6, 2011
This is the first in a series of blog posts about school food memories; food, and the act of eating, leave indelible memories for us and school food is no different. Today I am sharing my own memories of food and school—and food in school!—and over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing school food…
May 26, 2011
Do you guys remember how excited and energized I was about Breakfast in the Classroom after returning from the Legislative Action Conference in March? So! Many! Exclamation Points! Excited! Well get ready for more, because I’m fresh off of my trip to Little Rock, Arkansas where I attended a media event for Breakfast in the Classroom…
May 24, 2011
Special thanks to our guest blogger, Casey Dinkin from the Food Research and Action Center. Read on for Casey’s thoughts on the recent Orange County Public Schools Kick-off Event! With Breakfast in the Classroom up and running in all five districts, it is now time to start celebrating! The program is successfully reaching thousands of…
