Attention, school nutrition professionals! The final deadline to apply for school breakfast funds through Fuel Up to Play 60 is coming up fast—you only have through Wednesday, November 5, 2014 to apply to receive up to $4000 to benefit your school breakfast program! Up to $4000 per year is available to qualifying K-12 schools that…
The 2014-15 school year has brought about exciting changes for us here at the School Nutrition Foundation, along with our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom: FRAC, NAESP Foundation, and NEA HIN. With the generous support of the Walmart Foundation, the newest phase of Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom shifts our focus from direct implementation in individual schools to…
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…
Sometimes it’s more effective to show your message than to explain it, which is the inspiration for today’s blog post. Over the last few months, we’ve been collecting our favorite school breakfast infographics from around the web, and today we are sharing them with you! Share them on your school’s Facebook, Twitter, blog, and other…
Earlier this month we posted a blog about all the healthy observances celebrated in September, but we left one off because it deserves a blog post all its own! September is National Breakfast Month, and in case you haven’t guessed, here at Beyond Breakfast we are HUGE breakfast fans! When it comes to mornings, breakfast…
In case you missed it, we are #BackToSchool around the country! We have truly enjoyed watching school nutrition professionals share their back-to-school rituals and celebrations on Facebook these last few weeks. Some of the photos are pretty amazing, so we have to guess that some of you are taking Dayle Hayes’ advice on how to…
Has adding or growing a school breakfast program been on your “to-do” list for a while now? Are you seeking financial assistance to that end? If so, bookmark this page and get ready, because you have some applications to fill out! As if the beginning of the school year isn’t busy enough—here we are, giving…
If you are taking time this summer to seek out grant opportunities for your school nutrition program, you won’t want to miss the chance to apply for the Fuel Up™ Breakfast Grant Program! Offered through a partnership between the National Dairy Council and General Mills Foodservice, the official call for applications went out on Monday,…
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…
On Wednesday, June 12, 2014, the School Nutrition Foundation attended the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom Virginia School Breakfast Summit to explore the need to connect more children in Virginia to breakfast. Among the more than fifty attendees was Virginia’s first lady Dorothy McAuliffe, who spoke on the importance of a healthy breakfast for…
