“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”
“Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Everyone is familiar with these two phrases. From a health and wellness perspective, we know that students who eat breakfast have higher test scores, better attendance, …
Historically, school food has gotten a bad rap for being unappetizing and even having poor nutritional value. If you haven’t been in a school cafeteria recently though, you may be surprised…
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 …
School lunch has always been designed to provide school children with a healthy midday meal, but what exactly is a “nutritious school lunch” and how has it evolved over the years? This article explores the school meals of yesterday and …
Did you know that $1.8 billion dollars is spent on marketing foods to school-aged youth?1 Or that the average child sees 12-16 advertisements per day promoting food products high in saturated fat, sugar, or sodium?1
These statistics have …
It is exciting to watch school food service staff generate creative recipes to meet the dietary requirements of school lunches. To better enforce these nutritious choices, more school districts are accommodating dietary preferences reflective of students’ cultures. Extensive feedback regarding …
Health professionals are working in the schools to positively impact the way children make healthy food choices and ensure that access to healthy foods is safe, affordable and easy. Foodservice directors, staff, school administrators, teachers and health professionals can take …
Some searching reveals an abundance of cafeteria signage resources from colorful posters to cute stickers. This page offers a snapshot of some of those resources both free and paid. According to the 6 guiding principles of the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement…
In Defense of Food is a project of Kikim Media, LLC. The centerpiece of the project is a two-hour PBS documentary. It also includes a web site (pbs.org/indefenseoffood), materials for organizing community screenings and house parties (including a shorter version …
Each year on October 24th, Food Day is celebrated nationwide with a goal of helping people learn to “eat real.” The event, created by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, aims to give individuals the encouragement …
