May 2015 In the News: ANC in SLC, Breakfast-in-the-Classroom Fights Hunger, and Fuel Up to Play 60 Funds June Application Deadline

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…

In the News: Community Eligibility Provision, Breakfast-in-the-Classroom Dominate School Nutrition Headlines in April 2015

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…

Happy School Lunch Hero Day!

Today is Friday, May 1, 2015 which means that School Lunch Hero Day is here! Honoring school lunch staff nationwide, School Lunch Hero Day precedes School Nutrition Employee Week (May 4-8) this year—but we’ve already been celebrating on Facebook and Twitter! And we’re not done yet. We’ll be online all day, sharing your photos and…

April is National Garden Month—How Does Your School Garden Grow?

Do you have a green thumb—or ever wondered if you did? Whether you’re a master gardener or you’ve never grown a thing in your life, April means it’s time to celebrate all the great things about getting our hands dirty and playing in the mud—it’s National Garden Month! The National Gardening Association is on a…

Spring 2015 In the News: Breakfast-in-the-Classroom Champions Help Program Gain Popularity, Support

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…

Our Top Five Favorite Things About National Nutrition Month

As longtime readers of Beyond Breakfast know, we love National Nutrition Month! How could we not? It kicks off with National School Breakfast Week, and everyone knows a healthy breakfast is the best way to start anything – from your school day to the entire month of March! Between our big NSBW 2015 celebration earlier…

Best of National School Breakfast Week 2015: Our ‘Final Four’ Top Picks!

Once we finally had the chance to take a deep breath and look around, National School Breakfast Week 2015 was over! We hope you enjoyed our NSBW 2015 coverage here at Beyond Breakfast—check out our archive for any stories you may have missed! Speaking of stories missed, that’s what today’s blog post is all about—we’re…

February is National Hot Breakfast Month

It won’t come as a surprise to our longtime readers—we love breakfast around here! The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are on a mission to bring breakfast to every student in the country because we know that breakfast translates into a better-nourished student who is ready to learn! Arriving on the heels of National…

November 2014 In the News: On #GivingTuesday, Giving Thanks, and Getting Inspired

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…

Celebrate November with Health, Gratitude, and a Positive Attitude

We celebrated a lot of delicious, nutritious, healthy observances in October including National School Lunch Week, National Farm-to-School Month, and National School Bus Safety Week, to name a few. We also featured some great stories within those themes, including a popular post detailing all of the great things going on in Alaska’s Farm-to-School program. By…