Kids love to snack, whether at home watching television or in the lunchroom with friends—but the type of snack they have can make an enormous difference in how many calories they actually eat! The new USDA nutrition standards have helped …
An Introduction to: Team Nutrition
Vision
In 1995, the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children regulations updated nutrition standards to ensure that school meals were consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The USDA recognized that schools needed help putting these rules into action. School …
An Introduction to Share Our Strength
Background
Share Our Strength began in the basement of a row house on Capitol Hill in 1984, in response to the ‘84-‘85 famine in Ethiopia. Moved by the famine, siblings Billy and Debbie Shore founded Share Our Strength to help …
Gourmet School Lunches with Chefs Move to Schools
First Lady Michelle Obama is calling on chefs to join the fight against childhood obesity by adopting a school and working with teachers, parents, school nutrition professionals, and administrators to show students that healthy eating can be fun. The Chefs …
Growing Strong and Healthy: How to Create and Maintain a Healthy Food Environment at Home
With busy schedules it’s often a challenge to find time to plan meals, feed the family and still get our to-do lists completed. The simplicity of fast-food and microwavable meals has grown because they are so convenient. Children are often …
Help Reduce Food Allergens in the Classroom
Many practices in school classrooms put students with food allergies at risk. Simple solutions can greatly reduce the risk of allergic reaction. The first step is awareness. It is important to let your child’s teacher know the particular needs of …
Consider School Meals
Some parents of children with a food allergy or allergies prefer that their child eat only food prepared at home. However it is important to note that According to guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the …
How to Talk to Your Child’s School about Food Allergies
If your child has food allergies, it is important to ensure your child’s needs are being met at school. The following information is intended to help you establish a dialogue with your child’s school.
As the parent of a child …
Food Service in Schools: How it Works
The average school lunch price for elementary students is $1.93 and $2.20 for a high school meal1. This is a very small price to pay if you consider everything it must cover. It is a common misconception that …
Power Up with Breakfast for a Winning School Day
Do you dream of a low cost, easy way to help students who struggle achieve academic success? One answer may be as close as the school cafeteria breakfast program.
Students who eat breakfast at school show better attendance, less tardiness, …