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…
When it comes to moving breakfast from the cafeteria to the classroom, there are a lot of moving parts—literally and figuratively! In addition to working out the delivery method for getting food to the classroom (Line service to-go? Grab-and-Go kiosks? Direct delivery?), it’s important to gather stakeholder support for the program–this means engaging teachers, administrators,…
Attention, Ohio schools—the Ohio School Breakfast Challenge has been issued! Win recognition for your school or district by demonstrating your collaborative efforts to create, enhance, or expand your School Breakfast Program. Did you know only 36.3 percent of Ohio teens report eating breakfast every day? When it comes to improving school breakfast participation, breakfast-in-the-classroom is…
One of the most frequently asked questions we hear about breakfast-in-the-classroom is in regard to the different delivery models. Stakeholders want to know the difference between “breakfast in the classroom” versus “Grab-n-Go” versus “Breakfast After the Bell” versus “direct delivery.” The terminology can get confusing, so we are going to break down what these terms…
We’re so excited to celebrate National School Lunch Week next week, October 9-13, and we love this year’s #NSLW17 theme: “School Lunch: Recipes for Success.” How is your school celebrating NSLW 2017? We have a few suggestions, plus resources to help you put the finishing touches on your school’s celebration. National School Lunch Week Resources…
Schools across the country are officially “back to school” and what better way to start the school year than with breakfast-in-the-classroom? The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are offering grants in ten target states: Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Idaho, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Nebraska. Do you work in a district in one…
A common refrain we hear when talking about breakfast-in-the-classroom is, “If only there were more freshly-prepared foods!” It’s true that scratch and speed-scratch cooking can be a challenge when menuing for breakfast-in-the-classroom, but it’s not impossible. Looking for more information on scratch and speed-scratch cooking at school breakfast, we registered for a USDA FNS webinar…
Do you work in a Nebraska school or district with a high free-and-reduced rate student population, but you’re struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast? We can help! The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are currently offering breakfast-in-the-classroom grants in ten target states, including Nebraska and the application period is now OPEN. In…
If you work in a North Carolina school or district with a high free-and-reduced rate student population, but you’re struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast, The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom can help. We are currently offering breakfast-in-the-classroom grants in ten target states, including North Carolina and the application period is OPEN.…
We’re just two months away from the biggest school nutrition conference of the year—the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. We look forward to seeing new faces and meeting old friends at the Atlanta Convention Center, July 9-12, 2017. Don’t forget that early bird registration ends on Friday, May 12, 2017, after…
