School Food Spotlight: Jan Poppendieck

When I was first approached by the School Nutrition Foundation about working on the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom project, I started by reading Free for All: Fixing School Food in America by Jan Poppendieck. Jan is a sociologist, professor (Hunter College), and author; her faculty biography states: “Her primary concerns, both as a…

Hunger, Obesity, School Food and … Social Media?

Social media is an important component of the fight against hunger and obesity, and the fight for the best school nutrition for America’s kids. Using Facebook and Twitter are important tools for disseminating the information we publish on this blog but they are equally important as research tools. Every day hundreds, thousands, millions of people…

Notes from LAC 2011

My first LAC has been an eye-opener. I cannot express how grateful I am to have had this opportunity to see, listen and talk to experts in the field of school nutrition. I am also grateful to all of you who expressed excitement about the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom project and the Beyond…

Legislative Action Conference and National School Breakfast Week

Readers, I am so excited that I can barely contain myself! This post is brought to you LIVE from Washington, D.C. where I am going to attend the School Nutrition Foundation’s Legislative Action Conference (March 6-9). I haven’t been to D.C. since my 8th grade class trip plus I get to visit with no fewer…

Snow Days and Vacations: Food for Thought

I grew up in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, smack in-between Buffalo and Syracuse. I enjoyed my fair share of snow days and then some. To me “snow days” meant sleeping in and lunches of grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbell’s soup with my mom (a teacher) and my younger brother. My mom…