SNA Research

Perceptions Of Implementation Of Universal Free Meals In The National School Lunch

Over the past decade, the U.S.’s economic instability has disproportionately affected the families of children from the most vulnerable groups…

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SNA Research

Child Nutrition Program Managers’ Evaluation Of A State Meal Planning System Guide

In 2012, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), aligned requirements for school meals with the…

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SNA Research

Impact Of Child Nutrition Programs Offered In Schools On Daily Nutrition And Dietary Quality

From the What We Eat in America (WWEIA) component of the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), it…

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Cover of School Nutrition magazine showing a little girl wearing a backpack and a school bus
SNA News

Read the June/July Issue of SN Magazine

We wouldn’t coat anything on the lunch menu in a lot of added sugar. Which is we’re also not sugarcoating…

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access (DEIA), SNA News

Influence SNA’s DEIA Initiatives

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) invites you to be a part of the Association’s future Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access…

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Advocacy & Policy

SNA Public Policy Statements 2019

Research shows school meals contribute to the health, attentiveness, behavior and academic success of students. To maximize student achievement, SNA…

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Communications & Marketing

Pediatrician’s Perspective

School meals are healthy meals! Pediatrician Robert Murray (MD, FAAP) breaks down the importance of nutrients to brain and child…

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USDA
Advocacy & Policy, SNA News, USDA Policy Update

Secretary of Agriculture Announces New Framework to Transform the Food System

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s new framework intended to transform the food system to benefit consumers and producers, including initiatives…

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Advocacy & Policy, Child Nutrition Programs, SNA News

Waivers Update: Remarks from the Senate Agriculture Committee Chair

In less than a month, pandemic-related school nutrition waivers will expire, leaving already struggling schools with less options to continue…

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SNA Research

Vegetarian Menu Substitution Practices And Nutrition Professionals’ Involvement In The Foodservice Operations Of Urban Kansas Childcare Centers

Although vegetarian nutrition is an eating pattern that has been observed throughout history, interest in plant-based eating and vegetarianism has…

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