Start Your Engines! It’s Time to Celebrate National School Breakfast Week 2019

Are you ready for National School Breakfast Week? It’s time to “Start Your Engines” and prepare to celebrate all the great things about school breakfast, March 4-8, 2019. We look forward to #NSBW every year, because it gives us the opportunity to celebrate and elevate an important program that feeds more than fourteen million students…

National School Breakfast Week Snapshot: DeSoto ISD

During our recent site visit to observe breakfast-in-the-classroom at Woodridge Elementary in DeSoto, Texas, the foodservice staff was kind enough to share some of their very best National School Breakfast Week snapshots. It’s clear from the photos–breakfast-in-the-classroom is a great way to start every school day! A common myth about breakfast-in-the-classroom is that it can…

Who Loves School Breakfast? Ohio Loves School Breakfast!

We loved following the #NSBW18 hashtag and seeing all of your school breakfast celebrations from around the country during National School Breakfast Week 2018! This year’s theme –“I Heart School Breakfast” – was extra-fun for social media, and your creative use of emojis, clip art, and funny GIFs kept us smiling all week long.  …

March is National Nutrition Month

Happy National Nutrition Month! We’re excited to celebrate the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits this month along with our friends at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics! This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Go Further with Food” because: “[W]hether it’s starting the day off right…

FRAC’s 2016-27 School Breakfast Scorecard

Our partners at the Food Research and Action Center have released their latest School Breakfast Scorecard for school year 2016-17, just in time for National School Breakfast Week, March 5-9. While the data shows school breakfast participation continues to grow, the rate of growth has slowed which means there is plenty of room for improvement.…

Make the Most of National School Breakfast Week 2018: March 5-9

It’s only January, but that doesn’t mean you should wait to begin planning your National School Breakfast Week 2018 celebration. We look forward to NSBW every year; it gives us the opportunity to celebrate our favorite school meal of the day, and connect with other school breakfast fans from around the country. This year’s National…

Breakfast Notes: January 2018

Happy New Year everyone! We’re getting a jump start with a short round-up of school breakfast-related news for January 2018! Do you have school breakfast goals for the New Year? Bookmark us to read stakeholder stories and testimonials, find resources, and connect with colleagues from around the country. January is National Oatmeal Month It’s cold…

#NSBW17 Recipe Corner: Hot Cocoa Muffins from Windham Raymond

In honor of National School Breakfast Week 2017 we are sharing some of our favorite scratch-made school breakfast recipes from around the country! Today’s recipes for muffins come to us courtesy of Jeanne Reilly, director of school nutrition at Windham Raymond School District in Maine. Follow the Windham Raymond school nutrition program on Facebook for more…

March is National Nutrition Month

Happy National Nutrition Month and happy National School Breakfast Week! It’s only fitting that #NSBW17 kicks off at the beginning of #NationalNutritionMonth; just as breakfast is the best way to start your day, celebrating breakfast is the best way to start a month-long nutrition celebration! National School Breakfast Week We are right in the middle…

Child eating breakfast

Five Ways to Prepare for National School Breakfast Week (March 6-10, 2017)

Are you ready to celebrate National School Breakfast Week? It’s right around the corner! With just three weeks left, you’ll want to make sure to get organized and ready to promote your school breakfast program. Are you serving breakfast-in-the-classroom? NSBW is the perfect time to share the many benefits of moving breakfast from the cafeteria…