In the quest to deliver educational value in bold and exciting mediums, In-School Cook-Offs blend practical cooking skills with innovative nutrition education. These fun, exciting events bring communities and classmates together to celebrate teens’ teamwork and creativity and to expand …
Modified from Dr. Henley’s previous blog contribution: https://eatsmartmd.blogspot.com/2017/07/food-safety-during-summer.html
Thermometers and food safety during the summer
It is hard to deny that as the temperature rises the summer heat is here through September in some parts of the country. June through …
Looking to re-energize your school cafeteria to inspire healthier choices but not sure where to start on a tight budget? The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) may help. Learn how April Mackill, Nutrition Services Manager, Plumas Lake Elementary School District and …
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 …
Parents and families today are tasked with numerous responsibilities: working and/or caring for children full-time, afterschool activities, homework help, birthday parties and taking children to and …
In 2014, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a pediatric clinical care provider in Georgia developed Strong4Life Nutrition Program in partnership with a statewide multiagency, multidimensional initiative to address childhood obesity in the state of Georgia. The program applies work conducted by …
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Jefferson County, Eat Smart New York (ESNY) and Watertown City School District partnered to provide monthly nutrition lessons, food demonstrations and food tastings based on the farm to school monthly harvest produce item to nearly …
Serve Food Safely (for nutrition educators and volunteer assistants)
The purpose of the “Serve Food Safely” checklist developed by University of Maryland Extension is to provide basic food safety training to any educator or volunteer assisting with Smarter Lunchroom tastings, …
In this webinar recording, Adam Brumberg, Deputy Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, and Erin Sharp, MS, MAT, Curriculum Designer for the Smarter Lunchrooms National Office, explain how to incorporate tray waste evaluation as a quantitative tool …
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 …
