NSBW26 Activity Guide
Stock your kingdom with ready‑to‑print activities—word searches, mazes, riddles, games, and creative pages—that bring The Quest for School Breakfast to life in a fun, hands‑on way. Designed to engage students and reinforce healthy breakfast habits throughout the week.
NSBW26 Toolkit
The 2026 National School Breakfast Week (NSBW26) Toolkit is your go-to guide, packed with decorating ideas, detective-themed activities, and printable resources to bring the mystery to life. Uncover everything you need to engage students, staff, and the community in a fun and educational event. This resource is available exclusively for SNA members.
2026 Position Paper: Increase Funds
While school nutrition programs are making significant strides in offering healthier meals, they are severely constrained by insufficient funding, which limits their ability to expand scratch cooking, provide more fresh, local produce, and meet increasing financial pressures from rising food, labor, and equipment costs.
2026 Position Paper: Feasible Standards
Despite the progress in increasing whole foods and reducing ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in school meals, the expansion of scratch cooking and the adoption of new federal nutrition standards face significant barriers, such as inadequate funding, staffing, equipment, and time for proper implementation.
School Nutrition Magazine January/February 2026 – Starting the New Year Strong: Facts & Fresh Ideas
We’re halfway through the school year, but the start of a new calendar year in January always brings its own…
Getting the Facts Straight About School Meals
School meals are one of the most widely discussed—and often misunderstood—parts of public education. Drawing from insights shared by school nutrition leaders across the country, through SNA’s podcast School Food for Thought, we’re exploring different perspectives to set the record straight about what school meals look like today, why they matter and how they support children well beyond the lunch line.
Beyond the Carton: The Contribution of Dairy Foods to Nutritious Diets and School Meals
Dairy milk and foods are nutritional powerhouses, fueling growth and supporting health throughout the human lifespan. As the body of science continues to show the potential role of nutrient-dense dairy foods—specifically milk, cheese and yogurt at all fat levels—in a healthy diet, what remains constant is that these nutrient-rich dairy foods deliver high-quality nutrition to Americans at each stage of life.