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New SNA Resource on Final Nutrition Standards
New resource alert! SNA has launched a specially designed resource page dedicated to walking you through the significant changes made…

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with SNA Resources
May is Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM)! Established by a Presidential Proclamation in 2006, and renewed every year since, JAHM provides…

FNS Announces $26 Million of Investments in School Meal Programs
Last week, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced $26 million in new grants to support schools’ efforts to serve…

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.

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…

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.…

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.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Volume 48, Issue 1, Spring 2024 Editor’s Note – Introduction and Overview of the issue Research In…
Editor’s Note
Welcome to the Spring Issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M)!
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.