Food & Recipes, Ideas & Inspiration, SNA News

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with SNA

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) is in full swing, and here at the School Nutrition Association (SNA),…

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Annual National Conference, Food & Recipes, Menu Planning, Nutrition & Meal Planning

Reaching New Heights with On Trend USDA Foods Recipes and Concepts

Learn and share speed scratch techniques and great recipes using USDA Foods to leverage today’s trendy menu concepts.

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Folleto de recetas del Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Enjoy this printable recipe booklet featuring five K-12 recipes, all in Spanish! Disfrute de este folleto de recetas imprimible que incluye…

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Annual National Conference, Community Eligibility Provision, Operations

Making CEP a Success

Get tips and best practices to improve direct certification, raise Identified Student Percentages, increase student participation and additional ways to make CEP work financially for your school foodservice operation.

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Annual National Conference, Menu Planning, Nutrition & Meal Planning

Increasing Capacity for Scratch Cooking

Learn tried-and-true strategies for helping schools make meaningful changes to their school nutrition programs that have a BIG impact from chefs at Brigaid and Registered Dieticians at LunchAssist team.

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Annual National Conference, Child Nutrition Programs, USDA Policy Update

School Meal Superpower: Transforming Policy into Amazing Meals

Review USDA’s Proposed Rule for Child Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern Revisions and get an overview of the policy making process and evidence showing the impact of healthy school meals.

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Administration, Annual National Conference, Operations

The Power of the Production Record

Production records serve a different purpose for each member of the school nutrition team—learn why they are so much more than proof of program compliance.

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Annual National Conference, Food Allergies, Menu Planning, Nutrition & Meal Planning

Facilitating Productivity: Modified Meals in School Meal Programs

This education session focuses on various aspects of special diets, the benefits of standardized recipe development and modified meals taste testing with students.

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#NSLW23 Coloring Sheets & Activity Guide 

Get ready to help students power up their creativity during National School Lunch Week with these printable activity and coloring…

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Annual National Conference, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access (DEIA)

Bias Aware Language: Use and Promote Inclusive Communication

Learn how to use bias aware language to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in your program and create more inclusive environments.

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