Happy Anniversary “Let’s Move!” Campaign

The first lady’s “Let’s Move” program just celebrated its one year anniversary. Launched in February of 2010, the program was designed in response to rising childhood obesity rates in the United States. Mrs. Obama is currently on a press tour, speaking about the progress made in the first year of the program and what’s next…

In the News: February 10, 2011

School breakfast—and school nutrition in general—have stayed in the headlines over the last few weeks. The stories run the gamut from simple press releases to heated op-eds on the pros and cons of any number of issues surrounding food in schools: nutritional value, funding, USDA guidelines, education, etc. Here are a few that caught my…

Snow Days and Vacations: Food for Thought

I grew up in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, smack in-between Buffalo and Syracuse. I enjoyed my fair share of snow days and then some. To me “snow days” meant sleeping in and lunches of grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell’s soup with my mom (a teacher) and my younger brother. My mom…

In-Classroom Breakfast Spotlight: Willie Gentry, Peoria, AZ

Recently I sat down for a chat with Willie Gentry, Director of Food and Nutrition Services for the Peoria Unified School District. After successfully developing and implementing an in-classroom breakfast program at Alta Loma Elementary School, Willie’s district will be expanding the program into two more schools: Ira A. Murphy Elementary and Sun Valley Elementary.…

Breakfast in the Classroom Blog: The Beginning

Feeding kids breakfast – it’s a no brainer, right? The practical implications of feeding students for optimal performance in school moves beyond the immediate issue of giving hungry kids breakfast and affects how kids are learning and interacting for the rest of their day; kids who eat breakfast perform better academically and exhibit fewer behavioral…