March 15, 2012 – The deadline to submit a poster idea for the Child Nutrition Showcase has been extended to March 30, 2012. The Child Nutrition Showcase is a display of “posters” highlighting successful practices and research in school foodservice and nutrition. The display will be available for viewing on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17, as part of SNA’s 2012 Annual National Conference (ANC) in Denver.

If your school nutrition program has implemented a successful program or idea, or if you have conducted research in the area of school nutrition, visit www.schoolnutrition.org/cnshowcase to learn more and to submit a poster idea. Posters can be submitted in the following categories:

• School Nutrition Research Posters: These posters should share findings from recent research on child and school nutrition.
• Successful Practice Posters: These posters should focus on successful practices that have recently been implemented related to school and child nutrition

Awards will be given to one poster from each of the above categories. All posters and authors will be listed in the official ANC Program Guide. Research poster abstracts will also be published in The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management.

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ANC 2012

The School Nutrition Association just finished another successful National School Breakfast Week. This year’s theme, “School Breakfast – Go for Gold” helped students understand importance of eating a healthy, balanced, and nutritious school breakfast each day. The campaign was created by SNA with the generous support of General Mills Foodservice.

Jeff Davis County, GA celebrated NSBW with “Buzzy” the mascot introducing a new menu item to students - the “Jacket Scrambler”.

Please click on the links below for several great stories about the week:

KPHO (CBS), Chandler Unified School District, AZ

KSBI (IND), Shawnee Public Schools, OK

Fowlerville Community Schools, MI

Rockwood School District, MO

B. Bernice Young School, NJ

Sky Oaks Elementary School, Burnsville MN, kicked off NSBW with the MN Twins Mascot, TC Bear!

Send in Your “School Breakfast - Go for Gold” Photos!

Please pass along the details of your NSBW event to the School Nutrition Association! SNA would appreciate a brief report of your activities and photos. Please send your NSBW to snmagazine@schoolnutrition.org or:

NSBW Wrap-Up
School Nutrition Association
120 Waterfront Street, Suite 300
National Harbor, MD 20745

Your efforts might be featured in the pages of the next NSBW review! Thank you for your continued hard work, creative efforts and overall dedication especially during National School Breakfast Week 2012!