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How Potatoes Power Up Your School Day: Exploring the Nutritional Benefits of America’s Favorite Vegetable

…focused. Learn about the versatility of potatoes and how they can transform into dishes beyond fries and tots – like Roasted Potato Caesar Salad Wrap, Chicken Potato Salad Sammy, Mediterranean…

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School Cafeteria Professionals Call on Congress to Support FY15 Ag Approps Bill

…Guidelines for Americans and will affect everything with breading, pasta, tortillas, crackers, breakfast breads and cereals, even croutons for salad. There needs to be some flexibility so the products available…

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90% of Districts to Exceed School Meal Whole Grain Mandates

…to made-to-order gourmet salads, on-trend menu options will abound in the cafeteria, with students choosing from a wide range of customizable, clean label and ethnic menu options. The 2019 School…

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SNA’s 2012 Back to School Trends Report: School Cafeterias Find Creative Ways to Meet Healthy New School Meal Standards

…offered in the traditional serving line, over 55% of responding school districts have self-serve salad or produce bars. For students in a hurry, more schools are providing convenient grab-and-go options….

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SNA National Survey Reveals Increased Efforts to Promote Student Consumption of Healthy Choices

…through programs such as the Community Eligibility Provision. The findings are part of School Nutrition Association (SNA)’s School Nutrition Operations Report: The State of School Nutrition 2016, based on survey…

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A Year in the Life: Dreams Come True

…article in SN’s 2022 August/September issue. SNA Past Presidents warned me that the year would go by in a blur—and they were right! But many memories do come into focus;…

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Tacoma Public School Receives School Nutrition Foundation Grant for New Cambro Kitchen Equipment 

…boxed format, which can impact freshness, while limiting the school to offering cold menu options like sandwiches and salads. The new cart will allow the team to offer hot meal…

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SNA Recognizes National Award Recipients for School Lunch Hero Day

…families and nourish children to support their learning. We congratulate all of our 2021 winners and commend all of the school nutrition heroes in our communities.” Employees, managers and directors…

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Get Smart About Scratch Cooking

Smart Snacks items sold a la carte can be an easy, accessible entry point for implementing or expanding a scratch-prep meal program. While scratch cooking is often recognized as the…

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The Café Caters

…over the crumbs!” This positive praise, and more comments like it, are ample proof that starting a new centrally managed, district-wide catering program at Lee’s Summit R7 (Mo.) School District…

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