We celebrated some terrific healthy observances in November, which is great—it helps balance all that turkey we eat at Thanksgiving! November included observances like America Recycles Day, World Kindness Day, Diabetes Awareness Week, and National Peanut Butter Lovers Month! One of our most popular stories in November was our update on the #GivingTuesday Annual Fund…
In the months since the Wellness Impact Report was released, we have been even more keenly aware of some of the exciting, creative things school nutrition professionals are doing to help the students in their schools make “the learning connection.” The learning connection is a central tenet of the report, which posits that healthy school…
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…
Each year since 2007, Winston Industries has demonstrated its commitment to food service by awarding one school the Winston Industries Equipment Award Grant. The recipient is always a school district in need of improvement of its school meal kitchen facilities. The 2010 winner was Gaston County Schools of North Carolina, and the 2011 award winner…
Every few weeks, new challenges are issued to Fuel Up to Play 60 participating schools. These challenges are designed to keep things fresh and exciting for students, and to help grow interest and involvement in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Teams that submit challenges get a chance to win cool prizes, to unlock…
Every good website includes resources for its readers to access more information. One of our favorites is the Fuel Up to Play 60 Health Education Kit on the National Dairy Council’s website. The Fuel Up to Play 60 Health education kit gives you access to the latest information and resources for the Fuel Up to…
Are you thinking about implementing breakfast in the classroom in your school district? Do you need more information about alternative models for school breakfast programs? Are you interested in areas of school breakfast planning like menu planning and marketing and promotion? The new Breakfast in the Classroom Resource Center has everything you need to help…
This is the first in a series of blog posts about school food memories; food, and the act of eating, leave indelible memories for us and school food is no different. Today I am sharing my own memories of food and school—and food in school!—and over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing school food…
Special thanks to our guest blogger, Casey Dinkin from the Food Research and Action Center. Read on for Casey’s thoughts on the recent Orange County Public Schools Kick-off Event! With Breakfast in the Classroom up and running in all five districts, it is now time to start celebrating! The program is successfully reaching thousands of…
Hi everyone! I’ve just returned from a trip to Little Rock, Arkansas, where I was fortunate to attend a fantastic media event for Breakfast in the Classroom. Partner representatives were in attendance (FRAC, NEA-NIH, SNF and NAESP Foundation) as well as Julie Gehrki, Senior Manager at the Walmart Foundation. In addition to attending the media…
