We met Lori Watson Sanders when she started sharing with us on the School Nutrition Foundation Facebook page. Her enthusiasm for breakfast-in-the-classroom is inspiring, but it’s her big heart and affection for her students that really grabbed our attention. Lori calls her kids “her babies,” and her school nutrition staff “her ladies.” Lori didn’t just…
Bright and early this past Monday morning we pulled up to Mooreland Heights Elementary School in Knoxville, TN. The sky was still dark, but the smiles on the faces of the students immediately brightened the day! As children arrived to start their school day we were led to Mrs. Hovater’s second-grade classroom to observe breakfast-in-the-classroom…
Welcome to the fourth installment in our ongoing series of videos from this year’s ANC in Denver. Over the course of the week at the conference, school foodservice professionals stopped by the School Nutrition Foundation booth to share their school breakfast stories with us on video. Today we will hear tips and best practices from…
We are thrilled to present the third installment in our ongoing series of videos from this year’s ANC in Denver. Over the course of the week at the conference, school foodservice professionals stopped by the School Nutrition Foundation booth to share their school breakfast stories with us on video. Today we will hear tips and…
Beyond Breakfast sat down with Jessica Shelly (RS, REHS, MBA), Food Services Director of Cincinnati Public Schools to talk about her school breakfast program. Jessica has incorporated vending machines that disperse reimbursable meals to students, helping her double participation Thank you, Jessica, for sharing your school breakfast story with us! Beyond Breakfast: Jessica, can you…
Today’s blog is a continuation of our series of breakfast stories from ANC 12 in Denver. Many managers and directors stopped by the School Nutrition Foundation booth to share their school breakfast stories with us, and to discuss ways to expand breakfast-in-the-classroom programs. In this series of videos we will hear from Rebecca and Victoria,…
One of our favorite aspects of ANC 2012 in Denver was the opportunity to hear your school breakfast stories! Everywhere we went we talked school breakfast with fellow attendees about what was happening with breakfast in their schools. Many of you stopped by the School Nutrition Foundation booth to share your school breakfast stories; we…
Will you be joining us for this year’s Annual National Conference in Denver? The theme for 2012 is “Explore New Horizons,” and the conference schedule is chock-full of expert speakers, important panel discussions, continuing education sessions, informative listening sessions, and—as always—an exciting Exhibit Hall where you will find the latest in cutting-edge food, supply, equipment,…
Here at Beyond Breakfast we love a good school food story, and we love a good, creative school food story even more! We recently sat down with Kern Halls, Area Manager of Orange County Public School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative…
The assessment process is an important part of the breakfast-in-the-classroom journey. Every school is unique, with a different set of needs based on factors like enrollment, school size and layout, equipment needs, and of course, stakeholder engagement. We sat down with Nadine Doetterl, SNS of NMD School Food Service, who has extensive experience implementing breakfast-in-the-classroom,…