Grain Protein Limits for School Meals Permanently Lifted

…whole-grain bread each day exceeded weekly grain limits, and salads topped with grilled chicken and low fat cheese surpassed weekly protein limits. These changes prompted complaints from some students concerned…

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School Meal FAQs for Parents

…request parent volunteers to help usher students through the lunch line and encourage them to try their fruits and vegetables. Many school districts have a wellness committee comprised of community…

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Montana Cook Fresh Workshop Pilot: A K-12 School Nutrition Professional Training to Incorporate Whole Foods in School Meals

…and apply all taught skills, with a particular emphasis on foods that meet NSLP meal pattern requirements, including vegetable sub group requirements. Recipes included a kale and quinoa salad, baked…

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Do Schools Consider Dietary Needs?

…deeply involved in advocacy and policy, having served on the California SNA Public Policy & Legislative Committee and the national SNA PPL Committee. She believes the cafeteria is every child’s…

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Sunkist Foodservice

COMMERCIAL, PRO-SERIES AND AUTO 30 & 90 SECTIONIZER The Sunkist Sectionizer, Pro-Series Sectionizer, Auto 90 and the new Auto 30 sectionizer makes quick work of wedging, slicing, coring or halving…

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Upper-Elementary Students’ Perception of School Meals

…sample, 275 were boys and 247 girls. Sixteen surveys did not have complete demographic data for grade and 15 did not complete gender. Factor analysis revealed three constructs: food quality…

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Be Our Guest … Our Guest CHEF!

…• Farm to School Initiatives including 17 school gardens • Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 49 schools • Afterschool Snack Program at 58 schools • Garden Salad Bars in…

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Fuel Your Mind with the New “School Food for Thought” Podcast by SNA

Are you looking for the latest and greatest in school nutrition? Tune in to “School Food for Thought,” SNA’s sizzling-hot, brand-new podcast with discussions with school nutrition trailblazers and superstars!…

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Talking Points

Key messages on hot topics. SNA has assembled suggested talking points to assist members in spreading the good news about school meals and to help respond to common questions on…

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What’s New with USDA Foods?

“What’s New with USDA Foods?” was presented at ANC 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Find out how the USDA Foods program is continuously adapting and improving to provide food that meets…

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