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New Year, New Menu Ideas
The start of a new year is the perfect time to refresh your menus and bring creativity to the school cafeteria.
Try It….You’ll Like It!! Anatomy of a Try Day
A "Try Day" is an opportunity for children and their families to sample and explore new foods in a non-threatening manner.
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Cozy Meals and Festive Cafeteria Fun
As the winter months roll in, school cafeterias can transform into warm, inviting spaces that provide comfort and joy to students and staff.
The Gift of Gratitude
What does two decades of work in child nutrition look like from a lens of gratitude?
Composting in Schools: A Step Toward Sustainability
With sustainability taking center stage, many schools are finding creative ways to reduce their environmental impact.
Beefing Up Your Plant-Base - Edible Education: Slicing up Inspiration for your Menu and More
Plant-forward options are a way to make the school cafeteria an inviting and inclusive place for those who follow vegan or vegetarian diet.
Celebrate National Farm to School Month: How to Get Students More Involved
Farm to School is all about connecting students with high-quality local foods while supporting local farmers and the community.
Key USDA Nutrition Standard Updates for Schools: What’s New and How to Prepare
As the school year is underway, here’s a reminder about the important updates the USDA has introduced to school nutrition programs.
Edible Education: Slicing up Inspiration for your Menu! Celebrating Back-to-School Heroes
Serving up school nutrition knowledge and insight for your team’s menu creation needs.
The Power of Plant-Based School Meals
by: Sarah Carlson, MS, RD, LD Welcome to 2024. A year where we are seeing more plant-based options than ever before. It is difficult to...
School Meals and Heart Health: Are they aligned?
by: Marge Robison, MPH, RDN, LD February is Heart Health Month, a time when all people are encouraged to focus on habits that impact...
Boosting Hydration in Schools
by: Marge Robison, MPH, RDN, LD How fortunate we are to live in one of only 50 countries in the world, according to the CDC, to have...
A Feast of Gratitude: Honoring Food Service Workers This Thanksgiving
By: Maureen Pisanick, RD, LD As Thanksgiving approaches, the air is filled with the delightful sounds of gratitude, and our hearts swell...
Celebrate National Vegan Month in Our Cafeterias
by: Sarah Carlson, MS, RD, LD November is National Vegan Month which gives us an opportunity to think about incorporating Meatless...
Growing Awareness During National Vegetarian Month
by: Marge Robison, MPH, RDN, LD National Vegetarian Awareness Month gives us pause to reflect on how we meet the needs of this...
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