Blue Zones® is a health and wellness initiative founded by Dan Buettner. He travelled all over the world researching communities. The areas that he found to be the healthiest with the greatest longevity he named the ‘Blue Zones.’
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Obtaining and Processing Local Foods: A Food Service Director Perspective
While evidence about the benefits of eating local food continues to build, farm-to-school endeavors present challenges when considering unique needs of school foodservice operations. Many districts encounter a variety of barriers to incorporating locally grown food in school cafeteria menus. …
Tried and True Tips for Clearly Communicating Your Messages
Whether you’re doing a 3-minute TV interview or a 30-minute Back-to-School night presentation, creating a simple action plan can mean the difference between communication success and failure. Taking a few minutes to think about your audience and plan your key …
How Food Service Directors and Staff Can Use Produce in the Cafeteria
We’ve all grown up hearing, “Eat your veggies!” but many of us never stop to think why, beyond a vague understanding that they are healthy. Most of us would hardly call it a meal without a hearty serving of meat …
Showcasing Food Services at School Events
With an estimated 55 million students in the US attending schools from preschool to 12th grade, schools are in an ideal position to have a significant impact on the health and well-being of children. The face of school nutrition …
Do You Know What’s Happening in Your Lunchroom? Healthy Lunch Tips for School Administrators
The lunchroom can be viewed as the ‘learning laboratory’ for nutrition and health lessons. For this reason, it is important to know what is going on in the lunchroom to ensure that it does everything it can to support healthy …
How to Recruit New School Nutrition Action Committee Members
Your school’s Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC) is a great resource for students interested in nutrition, but how can you make sure students join the club? Spread the word and recruit new members by following these simple tips!
Speak on …
How to Find a Teacher to Supervise Your Student Nutrition Action Committee
You’ve begun planning, organizing, and recruiting members for your club, but all school activities usually require a teacher’s supervision. Once you’ve created your Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC), how do you go about finding a club moderator? There are a …
Benefits of Being a School Nutrition Action Committee Student President
A Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC) gives students who are interested in promoting healthy habits the opportunity to work within the school to improve eating habits. Students who participate in SNAC can educate their classmates about proper nutrition and work …
How Students Can Effectively Voice Opinions about Nutrition in School
Nutrition is important to you, but how can you get your friends and classmates to care too? Voicing your opinion about the school food environment is a great way to share facts and inspire your school to adopt healthier habits, …