Advocacy & Policy, Press Release, SNA News

SNA Urges MAHA Commission to Invest in School Meals 

SNA issued the following in response to the May 22 MAHA Report, urging the MAHA Commission to increase funding for school meal programs to achieve its outlined goals.

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Awards, Press Release, SNA News

SNA Recognizes 2025 National Industry Member of the Year 

SNA has named Gayle Swain, Manager of Non Commercial Markets for Cambro Manufacturing Company, the 2025 national Industry Member of the Year.

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Annual National Conference, School Nutrition Foundation, SNA News

The School Nutrition Foundation Announces 45 Scholarship Recipients for ANC!

The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) is excited to announce the forty-five scholarship recipients for the SNA’s 2025 Annual National Conference…

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School Nutrition Foundation, SNA News

SNF’s Golden Ticket – your chance to win a $10,000 Prize!

Anything is popsicle this summer! Back by popular demand, the School Nutrition Foundation’s (SNF) Golden Ticket 50/50 raffle returns along…

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SNA Research

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Volume 49, Issue 1, SPRING 2025 EDITOR’S NOTE– Introduction and Overview of the issue RESEARCH IN ACTION…

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SNA Research

Editor’s Note

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M)!

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SNA Research

Special Diets: Prevalence and Policy Findings from Texas and Indiana School Districts

Special diets are increasingly common in child nutrition programs. However, recent data on the types and frequency of accommodations and policies that districts use to make them are limited. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the type and number of special diets and current policies and practices for accommodating diets beyond standard meal patterns.

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SNA Research

Ready, Set, Coach! An Innovative School Wellness Coaching Program that Helps Get Local School Wellness Policies Off the Shelf and Into Practice

Coaching programs (CPs) in schools often focus on student and teacher wellness, leadership development for teachers and administrators, nutrition and physical activity, and academic achievement. However, there is limited use of CPs for the development and implementation of Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP). The lack of specifically designed CPs for LSWPs may provide a gap that, if filled, will lead to practical and productive solutions.

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SNA Research

Lessons Learned from Reusable Serviceware Implementation in School Lunch in a California School District: A Qualitative Exploration of School Staff and Parents’ Perceptions

Explore principal, foodservice staff, and parent perceptions of implementing reusable serviceware in elementary school lunch settings.

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SNA Research

An Egg-Based, Universally-Free ‘Breakfast in the Classroom’ Program Increases School Breakfast Participation and Improves Diet Quality in Middle-School Adolescents: A Feasibility, Pilot Study

Breakfast skipping in young people has been strongly associated with reduced cognitive performance and school grades, attendance and disciplinary concerns,…

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