Last summer we brought you information about meal patterns from the Annual National Conference in Nashville. At the conference we held sessions for school nutrition professionals, where the discussion centered around the USDA-proposed meal pattern changes that are on the horizon for school meals. We wanted to follow up with some additional information for our…
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…
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…
Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program created through a partnership of the National Dairy Council and the National Football League. The goal of Fuel Up to Play 60 is to get students, teachers, and administrators organized and involved in creating a plan to help their school to become a healthier place. FUTP 60…
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…
A few weeks ago we talked about the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Fuel Up to Play 60 is a joint effort of the National Dairy Council and the National Football League; it is a fun, interactive program that allows participants to decide how to make their schools a healthier place. With Fuel Up…
This is the first in a series of blog posts about school food memories; food, and the act of eating, leave indelible memories for us and school food is no different. Today I am sharing my own memories of food and school—and food in school!—and over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing school food…
We love that teachers and administrators are so excited about Breakfast in the Classroom! We recently posted videos from teachers and administrators in Prince George’s County schools who were happy to share their thoughts on in-classroom breakfast with our visiting staffers. We also talked to the kids who are benefiting from breakfast in the classroom,…
