School breakfast programs are facing new challenges - from reducing added sugars to meeting rising student expectations for meals that feel fresh, fun, and familiar. In a recent conversation on the NutriSmart Snax  podcast, Maureen Pisanick sat down with Jan Diamond from the American Dairy Association Mideast to explore how dairy continues to play a powerful, evolving role in nourishing students and supporting school nutrition teams. For more than two decades, Maureen and Jan

Live from the ASBA Capital Conference At the ASBA Capital Conference in Columbus, we spent two days surrounded by school district leaders - superintendents, treasurers, board members, and so many familiar faces. It felt less like a conference and more like a family reunion. Our shared goal? Supporting the people who make schools work. For this special edition of the NutriSmart SNAX Podcast , we sat down with two of my favorite collaborators and longtime colleagues - Phil Herm

Episode 12 of the NutriSmart SNAX Podcast  featured a lively conversation between our co-founder, Maureen Pisanick, RDN, LD , and Marisa Seitz , RDN, LD Education Specialist at Gordon Food Service (GFS) —and a former school food service director herself. Together, they explored how collaboration, communication, and creativity drive success in school nutrition programs. From the Director’s Seat to the Distributor’s Side Marisa’s story comes full circle. “I always said I wasn’