Personal Development 29 - School Nutrition Association

Graphic of two frogs with the text "Happy Leap Day" and a "February 29" calendar

Food & Recipes, Holidays & Celebrations, Nutrition & Meal Planning

Leap Into School Lunch

Many school cafeterias took advantage of 2024’s once-in-every-four-years leap day as an opportunity for creative activities and menus. Among the most unique was Trimble County (Ky.) Schools, which featured frog legs on the menu!

Suffolk City (Va.) Public Schools Nutritional Services employee serving food at the Nutritional Services Food Festival & Show

Culinary Demos, Food & Recipes, Ideas & Inspiration

Food for Thought: Community First

Suffolk City (Va.) Public Schools (SCPS) made some recent waves in its community with the debut of its first Nutritional Services Food Festival & Show, inviting students, families and staff to a school meal taste testing event.

Child Nutrition Programs, School Nutrition Workforce

Memories and Mile Markers Before Heading Home

Chris Derico reflects on his term serving as 2023-24 SNA President and working with the Board of Directors to prioritize DEIA initiatives, SNA membership and advocacy for child nutrition programs.

Food & Recipes, Menu Planning

Keeping a Finger on the Pulse of the Future

Over time, the emergence of special diets reflects a diverse range of motivations and influences, including health, ethical, cultural and lifestyle preferences. Understanding these is increasingly important in catering to today’s students.

Ideas & Inspiration

This & That: May/June 2024

Looking for new apps to download, books to read, products to try or ideas to implement in your cafeterias? This & That has got you covered! Check out this list of products and programs featured in the May/June 2024 issue of School Nutrition and give them a try yourself!