Join us on Wednesday, March 12, 2013 for our upcoming webinar, “Latest News in Effective School Allergy Management.” This webinar is free and will be held from 2:00 p.m. through 3:15 p.m. EST. You can register online now. In partnership with the National Peanut Board, SNA will host this free webinar, which will focus on…
We absolutely love this year’s National School Lunch Week theme, “School Lunch Across America”! When we were in Kansas City last July for ANC 2013, we had so much fun hearing stories about students’ favorite dishes, which vary widely from state to state. Whether it’s biscuits in the South or spicy mac n’ cheese in…
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…
We glanced at our calendars today and realized something pretty amazing—we have just one month until the 2013 Annual National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri! As our longtime readers know, ANC is one of the great highlights of the year for us, and in addition to sharing stories on our blog we also keep you…
Increasing breakfast participation is an important aspect of school breakfast, and one that we are frequently asked to address here at Beyond Breakfast. If you are looking for ways to increase breakfast participation at your school, we invite you to try these new “Fuel Up to Play 60 Breakfast Plays,” which are brought to you…
We are all rested up from the March whirlwind that was National School Breakfast Week, and we are ready to embark upon another celebration—two, in fact! We have two upcoming opportunities to celebrate the special school nutrition professionals in your life: School Nutrition Employee Week, which runs May 6-10, and School Lunch Superhero Day which…
It’s February, and that means application periods for many School Nutrition Foundation scholarships are opening—it’s time to submit your application! Our 2012-2013 Scholarships and Awards that are currently open to applicants are: SNF “4-in-1” Scholarship (SNF Professional Growth, Schwan’s Food Service, Winston/SNF Build Your Future, and Nancy Curry Scholarship) GED Jump Start Scholarship (no deadline)…
Here at School Nutrition Foundation, we love connecting with schools, teachers, students, and school nutrition professionals using social media. Among the tools we use: Beyond Breakfast blog: You are here! This is where we tell stories from our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom schools, and about school breakfast and lunch across the U.S. This…
It may feel like the school year has just started, but National School Lunch Week is already just around the corner! This year’s theme—“School Lunch—What’s Cooking?”—is celebrating the positive changes made in cafeterias around the country. School lunch programs (and breakfast programs!) have demonstrated dedication and creativity in school kitchens, meeting the new meal pattern…
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…