Strategic Plan

SNA Board of Directors Renews Commitment to Strategic Plan

At the January 4, 2024 meeting, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) Board of Directors reaffirmed their commitment to the Strategic Plan through 2025. Over the past three years, significant progress has been made in implementing this plan, positioning the organization for continued success. 

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School Nutrition Foundation, SNA News

Be One in a Melon…Win $10,000 and Support the SNF!

Snag your slice of summer sweetness and support the School Nutrition Foundation with our “One in a Melon” Golden Ticket…

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Holidays & Celebrations, SNA News

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with SNA

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! This month let’s take time to support ourselves and others through self-care, understanding and kindness.…

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Awards, Industry, Press Release, SNA News

SNA Recognizes 2024 National Industry Member of the Year 

SNA has named Tom Ferris, Senior Vice President of Sales for E S Foods, as the national Industry Member of the Year.

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SNA Research

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Volume 48, Issue 1, Spring 2024 Editor’s Note – Introduction and Overview of the issue Research In…

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SNA Research

Editor’s Note

Welcome to the Spring Issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M)!

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SNA Research

Strategies to Address Food Waste in K-12 Schools: A Narrative Review

As child nutrition professionals broaden their focus to support sustainability, including food waste, there is a need to assess interventions that improve student school meal consumption in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program without generating more food waste. The purpose of this review was to provide a narrative summary of the literature describing modifications and interventions to the school breakfast and lunch environment aimed at decreasing food waste in K–12 schools in the United States.

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SNA Research

A Qualitative Analysis of Elementary Education Student’s Perceptions of Breakfast in the Classroom Before and After an Educational Video Intervention

The purpose of this study was to qualitatively assess Elementary Education (El Ed) students’ readiness to implement breakfast in the classroom (BIC) and identify whether an educational video could improve their perception of BIC as a model for breakfast delivery.

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SNA Research

Produce Food Safety and Farm to School Initiatives: School Nutrition Personnel Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to identify farm to school nutrition program coordinators perceptions about the food safety of produce in farm to school activities.

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SNA Research

Grow. Prepare. Eat: Lessons Learned from a Summer Virtual Food Literacy Program

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a summer virtual food literacy program on third through fifth graders’ dietary patterns, food literacy knowledge and skills, and self-efficacy regarding eating.

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