A child’s birthday is a wonderful reason to celebrate! Very often, a child will have multiple birthday parties/celebrations: at home with family, at a park with friends and at school with classmates. Each party is typically full of sugary drinks …
Leading by Example – How School Employees Can Create a Culture of Wellness
When students see educators choose healthy foods and promoting active lifestyles, they are more likely to participate in similar health-promoting behaviors. These behaviors don’t have to be extreme to make a big impact. For example, staff can walk or bike …
Feature Series: School Breakfast Programs and Successes
This content series examines the importance of school breakfast and highlights some successful breakfast programs and initiatives that nourish students and help build healthy habits.
What is the National School Breakfast Program and How Does It Work?
A hungry student …
How to Measure School Lunchroom Success!
What does success look like in school food? Now a-days community pressure and the public eye are demanding that school food prove it’s worth…but how? Success can take different forms and this webinar will cover a few of the most …
Simple Tricks to Reduce Waste and Increase Veggie & Fruit Consumption in the Lunchroom
Dr. David Just, Co-Director of Cornell’s Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs and one of the leaders the Healthy Food Choices in Schools Community of Practice, gives an introduction to the principles of behavioral economics and how they …