With just a few weeks until the end of the school year, it’s time to start thinking about “what’s next” for your school nutrition program. Whether you want to implement summer feeding, plan a breakfast-in-the-classroom pilot for next fall, or catch up on your school nutrition reading we have resources to keep you busy all…
Happy National Nutrition Month! We’re excited to celebrate the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits this month along with our friends at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics! This year’s National Nutrition Month theme is “Go Further with Food” because: “[W]hether it’s starting the day off right…
As the holiday season continues, and winter break approaches, don’t forget to mark your calendar with important dates and deadlines for school nutrition resources and grants. If you’re interested in topics like Community Eligibility, breakfast-in-the-classroom, and afterschool meals, don’t miss these upcoming dates and deadlines. School Nutrition Foundation’s Winston Foodservice Equipment Grant and ANC Conference…
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…
Colleen Fillmore (Ph.D, RDN, LD, SNS) has served as USDA Idaho Child Nutrition Director for thirteen years, having got her start in USDA programs in Omaha, Nebraska, in the early 1980s. Over the course of her career, Fillmore says, she “pretty much saw the birth of the [school] breakfast program.” “Breakfast was just barely getting…
With just a few weeks left in the school year, it’s a busy time for everyone, which is why we don’t want you to miss upcoming child nutrition webinars from School Nutrition Association* and Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). If you’re interested in school breakfast/breakfast in the classroom, afterschool feeding, and CEP, be sure…
Liz Whidden’s director Melinda Bonner describes her as a dedicated employee and a caring person who looks for any opportunity to help others. Whidden is a “servant leader” who exhibits the heart and work ethic of a hero in the school cafeteria, and in the community. Bonner says that while others wonder where Liz gets…
This weekend SNA members will gather in Washington, D.C., for the 45th Legislative Action Conference (LAC). With a new administration and a new Congress, engaging in discussions with our elected representatives about school nutrition policies is more important than ever. LAC is an opportunity for school nutrition professionals to speak up, and to help shape…
David Schwake (RD, SNS) isn’t above dressing like a carrot or an apple if it will put a smile on a student’s face, and there is nothing he likes more than being swarmed by a room full of kindergarteners who can name the benefits of Vitamin A (“Eyes!”). Now the director of Litchfield Elementary School…
March is all about school breakfast! Up first is National School Breakfast Week (March 1-6) celebrations in cafeterias around the country, so make sure you check in with us for great photos, stories, and scratch recipes from some of our favorite breakfast-in-the-classroom programs. March is also home to some excellent new school breakfast webinars from…
