March - 2019

Fuel Up with Smart Snacks as Part of Your School Lunch Program

Start your smart snack program that can increase revenue! Simple steps to get you compliant.

Knowledge is Power! Find Out What Your Students Think About Their Food Via a Survey

Learn just how easy it is to survey your students and offer foods that they like!

Online Menu = Key to Successful NSLP

In a time where we have immediate access to almost anything, it is nearly impossible for a school nutrition department to survive without an online menu. The lack of an interactive website and online menu could hold back a school meal program. Visualization and having data at our fingertips is everything in the food industry. Why Go Digital? As a school system, it is crucial to showcase your meal program with an online menu. Forget the age of printing menus that end up tossed

Farm to School: Planting the Seed for Your School Garden

Does your district participate in farm to school activities? The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 formally established the Farm to School Program within the USDA to improve access to local foods in our school system. A recent USDA survey demonstrates that 42 percent of districts say they participate in farm to school activities - a solid number, but there’s room for much more involvement! There are many elements that fall under the umbrella of “farm to school,” such as

It’s Time to Update Your Nutrient Analysis Software

Now is the time to update your recipes and menus within your nutrient analysis software database! And if you’re still using paper recipes, then you’re certainly overdue for an upgrade! When your recipes are organized within your database, it makes creating new ones that much easier. This also aids in keeping compliant and improves your odds for passing the menu portion of your administrative review with flying colors! Whether you’re due for a “spring clean” of your current da

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Employee Morale in 2020 and Beyond..

Ten Steps to Creating a Winning Lunch-in-Classroom Program

Add Support Staff to Your School Foodservice Operation and Stay on Budget

A K-12 Foodservice Director’s Smartest Strategy

Professional Development for the School Nutrition Professional: Keep Compliant and Achieve Your Full

Get Ready for Back to School!

Food Labels: Know the Regulations and When to Conduct an Update

Navigating School Lunch with Food Allergies (part II)

Navigating School Lunch with Food Allergies (part 1)

School Food + Social Media = Excitement

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Key Topics

Automation 1 post
Employee growth 1 post
Procurement Review 2 posts
Compliance 2 posts
Admin Review 2 posts
Meal Plannng 2 posts
Data Base 1 post
Summer Feeding 1 post
School Gardens 1 post
Complaince 0 posts
Professional Development 1 post