When we use the phrase “Hunger doesn’t take a holiday,” it’s because we, as school nutrition professionals, know how very true that is for our students and their families. As the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to those children who rely on school meals for daily nutrition. Millions of American children—one in five—struggles with food…
It’s hard to believe that 2014 is almost over, but here we are! With just a few days of school left before winter break we wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to our readers for your support. We had a wonderful 2014, with really exciting moments for breakfast-in-the-classroom as well…
“Hunger doesn’t take a holiday.” It’s a phrase school nutrition professionals hear—and use—often. As the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach, our thoughts turn to those children who rely on school meals for their nutrition. Millions of American children—one in five—struggles with food insecurity, and that need does not go away when school isn’t in session.…
In a perfect world, every child would sit down at the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day and enjoy a bountiful meal, shared with friends and family. As we well know, we do not live in a perfect world; we live, rather, in a country where one in five children is experiencing food insecurity—that’s about sixteen…
With Memorial Day weekend behind us, many school districts are in the final stretch before summer vacation begins. As our school nutrition professionals know, many students that they serve rely on school meals; they are, for many, the only meals school children can rely on. Every year we see a growing need for summer feeding…
The Beyond Breakfast crew, along with the entire staff of the School Nutrition Foundation, wants to wish all of our readers—parents, students, teachers, school foodservice professionals, and everyone else who is so passionate about making sure our children receive healthy, nutritious school meals–a holiday season full of love and light, and a Happy New Year…
The warm glow of the holiday season is upon us, and many of us are already looking forward to gathering around the dinner table with family and friends. The act of sharing a meal is an important, meaningful ritual shared across cultures; it is a universal human experience, something we have in common with people…
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…
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…