With just a few weeks until the end of the school year, it’s time to start thinking about “what’s next” for your school nutrition program. Whether you want to implement summer feeding, plan a breakfast-in-the-classroom pilot for next fall, or catch up on your school nutrition reading we have resources to keep you busy all…
This weekend SNA members will gather in Washington, D.C., for the 45th Legislative Action Conference (LAC). With a new administration and a new Congress, engaging in discussions with our elected representatives about school nutrition policies is more important than ever. LAC is an opportunity for school nutrition professionals to speak up, and to help shape…
“If I were to describe Jody I would use ‘the three Ds’: She is very dynamic, she’s very determined, and she’s disciplined.” – Gertrude Applebaum When Don Swain from Schwan’s Food Service submitted Jody Houston’s name for consideration for the 2016 School Nutrition Hero Award, he did so because of her outstanding professionalism and her…
“Sam is so modest. When she found out she won this award she turned it into a ‘Hero Day’ at school. All the students will dress in their favorite superhero costume and we’re going to have a school lunch superhero day. That’s Sam—she wants everyone else to have fun.” – Stephanie Dillard, SNS, Director, Geneva…
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…
The premier legislative event of the year is just around the corner—will you be in Washington, D.C. with us? Join the School Nutrition Foundation for the Legislative Action Conference next month to help us shape and define national school nutrition policies. LAC is an incredible opportunity for school nutrition professionals to make their voices heard.…
Last month’s allergy webinar, “Latest News in Effective School Allergy Management,” was extremely popular; the response was wonderful—thanks to all who were in attendance! We had so many folks submitting questions during the 15-minute Q-and-A session at the end of the webinar that we didn’t have time to answer them all, but we know this…
The Annual National Conference in Kansas City is less than a week away, and the staff at the School Nutrition Foundation are excited to see you there! Whether we are meeting again, or meeting for the first time, we hope you will stop by our booth in the Kansas City Convention Center to say hello. We…
March was National Nutrition Month, and as part of that celebration the National Dairy Council hosted a #WellnessImpact Twitter chat on March 28. You can read a full transcript of the chat here; the discussion centered on the recently-released Wellness Impact Report from National Dairy Council, which includes sections on: Prerequisites to Learning: Healthy Students…
If you follow Beyond Breakfast and the School Nutrition Foundation on Facebook and Twitter, you may have seen us post a link earlier this month to the National Dairy Council’s Wellness Impact Report. “The Wellness Impact: Enhancing Academic Success through Healthy School Environments” is a comprehensive, 39-page report that discusses the “learning connection” that exists…
