If you were on last month’s school breakfast Webinar Wednesday event (Breakfast in the Classroom Stakeholder Engagement: How to Win Friends and Influence People) you won’t want to miss the next webinar on the schedule. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 14, and join us for Operating a Breakfast in the Classroom Program: Everything You…
Last month in our first Social Media for School Nutrition post we talked about five ways to get organized and get started: Review and Select Platforms: Decide if you’re using Facebook or Twitter (or both), and review other platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Choosing URLs and Page Names: Keeping in mind your brand identity…
Our ANC 2015 experience was a truly rewarding one. Salt Lake City is incredibly beautiful and the people so friendly—many thanks to the Utah SNA for being wonderful, wonderful hosts. The School Nutrition Foundation booth was located directly across from registration and the SNA PAC booth and the Emporium—talk about great seats! We were able…
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. The $500 award prize is used to help defray the cost of travel to attend ANC, where the winner presents their poster alongside…
Each month, our staff reads hundreds of media reports on the subject of school nutrition. We curate our favorites in a monthly blog post we call, “In the News.” Highlighting positive stories about the great things going on in school cafeterias helps us in many ways: providing inspiration, connecting school nutrition professionals from across the…
Welcome to the Resources Roundup! In this series, the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom take a look at some of the most powerful resources available to help school nutrition professionals make the case for breakfast-in-the-classroom in their school or district. Experts agree that a data-driven approach is the most effective: whether you’re trying to…
Where has this week gone? There is only one day left of ANC 2015, and we have to be honest—we’re just not ready to leave Salt Lake City! Our Utah hosts have been so kind, helpful, and generous with their time, and we must say a great, big THANK YOU to the state organization that…
It’s July, and we’re celebrating National Blueberry Month! We absolutely love that powerful, purple berry, and all of the delicious ways it can be eaten. Low in calories and fat, high in fiber and antioxidants, the humble blueberry deserves all of the accolades we could possibly bestow upon it! You may have noticed that blueberries…
Using social media for business can be intimidating; what if you post something offensive, or someone visiting your page posts something offensive? What if no one likes your pages, or follows you? What if your pictures don’t turn out well, or you don’t have anything interesting to post that day? And then there’s the big…
Welcome to the Resources Roundup! In this series, the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom take a look at some of the most powerful resources available to help school nutrition professionals make the case for breakfast-in-the-classroom in their school or district. Experts agree that a data-driven approach is the most effective; whether you’re trying to…
