Mary Kurkowski, Foodservice Director, Port Huron Public Schools, Port Huron, MI
Thanks to some new boost breakfast strategies, Port Huron school foodservice staff members are extra busy with breakfast. Each day, more than 4,350 breakfasts are served to almost 9,600 …
Jenice Momber, Foodservice Director, Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools, Manistee County, MI
Jenice Momber knows how to solve a problem. Since her school district is so vast (Kaleva Norman Dickson covers more than 350 square miles), some students must board school …
Funding for this project was provided by a Michigan Department of Education’s Team Nutrition Grant and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. This project is funded, at least in part, with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), …
Cedric Hodo, Foodservice Director, Saginaw Public Schools, Saginaw, MI
Cedric Hodo, foodservice director for Saginaw Public Schools and SodexoMAGIC Management Company employee, is always looking to try out new ways to reach students with a hot – or cold – …
Blue Zones® is a health and wellness initiative founded by Dan Buettner. He travelled all over the world researching communities. The areas that he found to be the healthiest with the greatest longevity he named the ‘Blue Zones.’
The Blue …
While evidence about the benefits of eating local food continues to build, farm-to-school endeavors present challenges when considering unique needs of school foodservice operations. Many districts encounter a variety of barriers to incorporating locally grown food in school cafeteria menus. …
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| House Salad and Strawberry, Peach Medley offered on Lean and Green Day |
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| Fresh fruit, vegetables, and Mediterranean Salad on the serving line |
“You are what you eat!” is a notion that implies that to achieve optimal health, we must fuel …
School food service staff and teachers on the frontline in their communities are aware of the prevalence and impact that hunger causes among students. One food service director knew that the number of students eligible for free and reduced meals …
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Allison Johnson, MS, SNS, Food Service Director, Foxborough, MA |
Allison Johnson has been the food service director at Foxborough Public Schools for just 3 years but has already made lasting change. Allison has been steadfast in her mission to provide …
A food service director told me that the school meal menus are the most read items on the school district website. He knew this because once he was late in getting the monthly menus posted and the calls started coming …
