One of the more persistent myths about breakfast-in-the-classroom is that schools only serve cold or pre-packaged, heat-and-serve items. In fact, many schools are using scratch and speed-scratch preparation for school breakfast—and yes, for breakfast-in-the-classroom! It’s easier than it seems, and there are a host of potential benefits: Improved perception of school food Increased participation Lower…
Joseph Pettit came to Charleston County School District three years ago, moving back to his native South Carolina from Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked in restaurants. Although there were plenty of foodservice opportunities to be had in the Cleveland suburbs, Joseph felt a real desire to return to his roots. “I have a real passion…
If you’ve never had a kolache, it’s time to visit Texas! The meat-filled pastry is Czech in origin, and a staple of the Texas diet. When we visited Austin ISD in November 2016, we learned that kolaches are a student-favorite breakfast-in-the-classroom menu item that require a labor-intensive, multi-day preparation process. We asked Austin ISD to…
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…
Several months ago we ran across this story about three women who created a cookbook inspired by, and using the original recipes for, their favorite school lunches from the past. When we posted a link to the story on the SNF Facebook page it turned out to be one of the most popular shares of…
June plays host to all sorts of delicious, nutritious observances. In addition to celebrating National Dairy Month with our friends at the National Dairy Council, we’re also observing National Fresh Fruit and Veggie Month. You all know we love fresh fruits and veggies here at Beyond Breakfast. Whenever we have a chance we check in…
As longtime readers of Beyond Breakfast know, we love National Nutrition Month! How could we not? It kicks off with National School Breakfast Week, and everyone knows a healthy breakfast is the best way to start anything – from your school day to the entire month of March! Between our big NSBW 2015 celebration earlier…
No matter how many blog posts we write, we can never seem to fit everything in when it comes to National School Breakfast Week! For this reason, we’re going to whip up today’s bonus blog for you, which includes two super-yummy school breakfast recipes from Windham Raymond School District RSU #14. Earlier in March we…
If there’s one thing we have learned about school breakfast, it’s that there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” Not only is this very true—it’s one of the greatest strengths of school breakfast. “Whenever I’m meeting with folks about breakfast-in-the-classroom, I give them all the same piece of advice,” said Partners for…
The newest Fuel Up to Play 60 Challenge is here, and your students can be a part of it! Here at Beyond Breakfast we are extra excited about this latest challenge because first, it involves breakfast and second, it involves one of our favorite breakfast foods—oatmeal! We encourage you to share this with your students…
