This week GENYOUth held their Nutrition + Physical Activity Learning Connection Summit, which brought together players from across the nutrition and physical activity spectrum, to explore the connection that physical activity and nutrition have with learning and behavior. In addition to GENYOUth, the summit partners included National Dairy Council, the National Football League, the American…
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…
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…
One of the biggest challenges we face when we are introducing the concept of breakfast-in-the-classroom is dispelling commonly-held misconceptions about the program. Addressing these misconceptions opens up the channels of communication between potential stakeholders; helps build relationships and coalitions, and results in the implementation of successful breakfast-in-the-classroom programs. Some of the misconceptions we hear most…
The proposed meal patterns made prominent headlines in November, as Congress considered the now-famous “pizza-as-a-vegetable” question. There was hardly a media outlet that didn’t turn the spotlight, at least briefly, to the questions surrounding the proposed meal patterns and the role Congress should play in the regulatory processes of developing nutrition standards for school meals.…
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…
Is breakfast the best-kept secret in nutrition? Not for long! The benefits of breakfast are being touted by media outlets across the country, most recently through an eight-page insert appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times and its CROWN network papers–a total 450,000 circulation! You can find a full PDF version of the Breakfast insert online, and…
We are thrilled to share breakfast in the classroom news with you! Recently one of our Breakfast in the Classroom districts was featured by KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, AR. KATV has posted a 2-part video profile featuring Little Rock School District Food Nutrition Director Lilly Bouie. To view parts 1 & 2 of…
We know that breakfast in the classroom is newsworthy–and the media thinks so, too! We were pleased to see this recent op-ed in The Washington Post that highlights breakfast in the classroom. It is so important to continue this discussion about the benefits of what breakfast in the classroom for students. Universal, in-classroom breakfast programs…
The month of September marks Fruits & Veggies—More Matters month, a partnership initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH). The goal of the initiative is to achieve increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables. This new campaign is the extension and redesign of…