School Nutrition Magazine
School Nutrition is the go-to resource for solutions and strategies for K-12 foodservice professionals. Read the latest issue and peruse online-only content designed to inspire, inform and instruct.

Finding Purpose in the Unexpected
2025-26 SNA President Stephanie Dillard didn’t plan on a career in school nutrition—but every unexpected turn opened a new door to leadership, and now she is ready to help others grow, get involved and realize their own potential.
Culinary Students Prepare (Food) for Liftoff
Learn about space food with NASA’s annual HUNCH Culinary Challenge—a food science and culinary competition for high school student chefs to cook “out of this world” food, with the winning dish produced for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
What’s Their Why?
SNA’s 2024-25 membership award winners exemplify what it means to serve with heart, resilience and passion. But what keeps them going? What makes the long hours, the navigation of changes and the challenges all worth it? We may know what they do “on paper,” but this year, we’re asking a deeper question: What’s their why?

SNA News
Take a look at what’s happening right now in school nutrition with the top news from SNA.
SNA Welcomes Stephanie Dillard as 2025-26 President
SNA welcomes Stephanie Dillard, MS, SNS, as President for the 2025-26 School Year (SY).
School Nutrition Magazine: July/August 2025 – Finding Purpose in the Unexpected
Summer is flying by, and a new school year will be here before you know it—and isn’t it always great…
SNA Conference Offers School Meal Innovations
Contact: Diane Pratt-Heavner, 703-576-7526, media@schoolnutrition.org SNA Conference Offers School Meal Innovations More than 6,000 school nutrition professionals to attend ANC San…
The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management
Stay up to date with the most current research on issues affecting child nutrition and school foodservice management with the Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, SNA’s online, peer-reviewed research journal.


SNA Research
Stay current with SNA’s research on topics and trends important to the K-12 foodservice profession.

Bookstore
Learn more about the school nutrition profession with SNA publications, including the SNS Study Guide, Little Big Fact Book and Operations Reports.