If your school is participating in the National Dairy Council/National Football League Fuel Up to Play 60 program you are eligible to apply for funds to help you build your program. Whether you are brand-new to FUTP 60, or you want to expand an established program, Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 can help.…
Our 2011-12 Webinar Wednesday series is wildly popular, and we hope you will join us for our next two scheduled events! We will continue to share the best learning and continuing education tools the School Nutrition Foundation has to offer here at Beyond Breakfast. School nutrition professionals—don’t forget you earn CEUs for participation in our…
Our Webinar Wednesday Series has begun for the 2011-12 season, and we are off to an amazing start. Our first webinar, “Best Practice: Menu Changes to Meet the New Proposed Meal Patterns,” was a smashing success with over 800 attendees on the live call! Sponsored by the National Dairy Council, the webinar explored menu and…
The month of September marks Fruits & Veggies—More Matters month, a partnership initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH). The goal of the initiative is to achieve increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables. This new campaign is the extension and redesign of…
We are thrilled to announce that the School Nutrition Foundation’s popular Webinar Wednesday series is returning this month! The first two webinars of the 2011-12 season will focus on the new proposed meal patterns, and school nutrition professionals will not want to miss these very important discussions; the future of your program begins now! School…
The USDA administers the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 32 million meals every day! USDA purchases 15-20% of the food that is served through the National School Lunch Program. Get the facts on USDA, the reality of food surpluses, and learn how USDA is making school food healthier every day by watching this six…
National School Breakfast week will return in March 2012, and along with it comes a new theme! “School Breakfast – Go for Gold!” is designed to highlight how eating a healthy, balanced breakfast at school helps students shine. The new theme will also provide a great tie-in with the 2012 London Olympics, with a focus…
Just because it’s summer vacation, doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot going on in the world of school nutrition, and breakfast in the classroom! We’ve been reading a lot of news from stories around the country about ways that schools are delivering food to kids: in the summer, in the morning, and at lunch. Here…
As a big milk drinker (1-3 cups of skim per day) and an enthusiastic consumer of dairy products like cheese and yogurt, I have been doing some research on lactose intolerance. What is it? What does it mean? Can lactose intolerant people consume dairy? I was curious to find out how people who are sensitive…
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…
