When it comes to programs like breakfast in the classroom (or BIC), support from teachers is vital. School nutrition professionals understand the value of BIC, but teachers often get stuck on the logistics. Will it be messy? Distracting? Too time consuming? Luckily, research shows a little education is often all it takes to convince people to buy-into new ideas!
In “Breakfast Buy-in,” a new SN Plus article, we highlight a recent study from the Journal of Child Nutrition & Management that identified how future elementary school teachers initially felt about BIC and how a simple, five-minute educational video changed their perceptions of the program in a positive way, helping them see the value of BIC and feel more confident about implementing it in their own future classrooms.
Click here to read the article, and for more strategies and solutions in K-12 foodservice, check out the SN Plus archives in SNA’s online Resource Library.
School Nutrition thanks Land O’Lakes Foodservice for its generous support in making this article available.
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