Webinar Series: We are excited to offer the following series in collaboration with the Monday Campaigns, the ChopChop Family, UF/IFAS Extension, and eXtension. The following webinars are being offered as a series but we ask that you register for each …
Smarter Mealtimes developers Erin Sharp, MS, MAT (Curriculum designer, Smarter Lunchrooms Movement National Office) and Bianca Smith, MDA, RD (Program Specialist Nutritionist, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington state) introduce the new suite of Spanish-language Smarter Mealtimes resources for …
Often when you ask children, “What subject would you like to learn more about?” cooking is a common response. When children engage in learning about food preparation they are able to touch dough, smell herbs, and taste a new food. …
Many schools are adopting alternative ways for students to have access to school breakfast including breakfast in the classroom, grab and go stations, and reimbursable vending machines. These options allow breakfast to be served and counted as a full breakfast …
What can you do when you can’t bring the kids to the farmers market for a field trip? You bring the field trip to the kids! With the support of a grant through the Walmart Foundation, University of Florida/Institute of …
In June 2017, the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement National Office introduced the Smarter Mealtimes Scorecard for early childhood education (ECE) settings created in partnership with the National CACFP Sponsors Association. Like the Smarter Lunchrooms Scorecard, the Smarter Mealtimes Scorecard is …
On an early fall day in September, 450 students at Washington Grove Elementary School learned first-hand what locally grown Maryland apples taste like—and the verdict is, “delicious!”
As part of Maryland’s Homegrown School Lunch week, Montgomery County SNAP-Ed educators brought …
Children who eat breakfast are better prepared to learn, and school breakfast is proven to boost school achievement. Through a USDA Team Nutrition grant supporting the Superintendent’s First Fuel School Breakfast Challenge,…
Florida’s Farm-to- School Harvest of the Month program provides educational materials that highlight a different Florida-grown food item each month. The Dairy Council of Florida partnered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to create materials that …
Fidgety, distracted, bored: these adjectives are synonymous with waiting in line. Add hunger and consider that those in line are young children in a lunch line. Each weekday when children are waiting in the lunch line, they are asked to …
