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Since the beginning of time, parents and child nutrition professionals alike have struggled to get children to eat their vegetables. All kin

It’s back-to-school season, which means many people working in school food service are dealing with a lot of stress. There are eligibility a

Managing inventory is an ongoing process for school nutrition professionals – and it’s not exactly one that we look forward to. But, as disc

Never undermine the power of connections, especially those made at industry conferences and trade shows. The 2019 School Nutrition Associati

Do you struggle to come up with innovative, organized ideas to enhance the experience in your cafeterias? What about ways to increase partic

What if I told you that you could have the ability to read your students’ minds? You would probably think I am either a liar or simply insan

In 2017, President Donald Trump proclaimed February as American Heart Month. In the proclamation, President Trump briefly discusses progress

Major League Baseball, apple pie, and having recess after lunch…three undisputable staples of American society. But have you ever had cherry

Hear from Dani Sheffield, Susan D’Amico and Greg Alegre from Aldine ISD’s Child Nutrition Department, as they share their story of serving t

Summer might still be a few months away, but you can never plan too early for a successful Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Chances are t

This week, we’re diving head first into something that every school nutrition program that participates in National School Lunch Program (NS

One afternoon, Jackie Oelfke found her five-year-old granddaughter, Sunshine, counting money from her piggy bank on the living room floor. W

JoAnn Wismer, self-proclaimed lunch lady and published author, shares her experiences serving in the child nutrition industry, how her book

Learn how radio hosts Dave Allan and Ginger G. paired up with motorcycle enthusiasts to raise money for student lunch debt in Bismarck, Nort

In a world of constantly changing trends and evolving food tastes, schools need to be regularly innovating and staying ahead of trends in or

It’s known: ‘verification time’ for child nutrition programs is October 1st through November 15th.

In the wake of recent weather events, we’d like to take a look at safety in school nutrition. For this article, we’ll outline five quick...

Stacy Koppen and Lynn Broberg of St. Paul Public Schools talk about the powerful advantages of using data to transform your foodservice oper

These are actual words that Deborah Seelinger of the Minnesota Parent Teacher Association heard from her son – thus developing what we’ll ca

Jean Ronnei, SNS shares her experiences at St. Paul Public Schools (Minnesota), her year of leading the School Nutrition Association, and he