As always, the Annual National Conference was exciting, educational, and entertaining. The long days were filled with opportunities to learn, share, network, and of course, have fun. There was a palpable energy in the air each day we spent in Denver, as school foodservice professionals gathered at the year’s biggest conference. At the School Nutrition…
Will you be joining us for this year’s Annual National Conference in Denver? The theme for 2012 is “Explore New Horizons,” and the conference schedule is chock-full of expert speakers, important panel discussions, continuing education sessions, informative listening sessions, and—as always—an exciting Exhibit Hall where you will find the latest in cutting-edge food, supply, equipment,…
It’s only fitting that National School Breakfast Week should kick off during National Nutrition Month! Here at Beyond Breakfast, we know how vital a good breakfast is for students in the classroom—a healthy, nutritious breakfast starts every day out the right way. We will be celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week long—is your school…
You can review the full text of the USDA child nutrition meal pattern changes. For additional information, you can also view this slideshow from USDA Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition Division. SNF held three listening sessions while in Nashville for ANC 2011. Sponsored by the National Dairy Council, these sessions were dedicated to discussion…
The School Nutrition Foundation’s Puttin’ on the Glitz lip synch contest was a huge success, and we can’t thank our participating teams, the judges, and the audience enough for making this the most fun night of the Nashville conference! Each of the teams gave a champion-level performance, and the crowd was appreciative and enthusiastic. Our…
We love all of the SNA attendees, but it’s always exciting to meet folks who are attending their very first conference. The School Nutrition Foundation had a meeting with our first-timers this morning, led by SNF Chair and former SNA President Dora Rivas. We hope to see you all at future ANC events!
The School Nutrition Association’s annual conference is only a week away and your resident Beyond Breakfast blogger will be in attendance! I’m heading to Nashville for the July 9-13 conference, and I am thrilled to again have the opportunity to learn from experts in the field of child and school nutrition. My LAC 2011 experience was so…
Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to share one more video that I took at the Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C. (You can see the first set of videos here.) Thanks to all of the participants who allowed me to corner them–sometimes early in the morning, sometimes late in the afternoon after a full day…
You may recall from my earlier post about Hunger, Obesity, School Food and Social Media that I was getting my geek on with tech toys during the 2011 Legislative Action Conference. I had too much fun taking pictures, blogging, and recording short interviews with the Flip camera the SNF provided. I didn’t get to ambush…
… so exclaimed one attendee of the Breakfast in the Classroom breakout session, during the Q-and-A that followed our panel of presenters at LAC 2011. The declaration was met with a roomful of smiles and a long, loud round of applause. Breakfast—it’s contagious! The Breakfast in the Classroom breakout session was the first one I…