MyPlate – Breakfast in the Classroom

Date:August 10, 2012Posted By:Christina UticoneComments:1 CommentCategory:Annual National Conference, meal patterns, MyPlate, school lunch, School Nutrition Association, videoTag:ANC 2012, education, meal patterns, MyPlate, school food

Monica Fowler Wins SNF Kathleen Stitt Award with “Connect the Dots” Color-Coding System

Each year, the School Nutrition Foundation presents the Kathleen Stitt Award to a graduate student or faculty member participating in the Child Nutrition Showcase at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference (ANC). The $500 award prize is used to help defray travel expenses incurred to attend ANC. We are pleased to introduce you to…

Goodbye, Food Pyramid … Hello, MyPlate!

Last week we said goodbye to the food pyramid—our pictorial guideline for nutrition for almost 20 years—and said hello to MyPlate, our new visual guide for healthy eating. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin the new 2011 food guide was unveiled at a press…