According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 13 children have a food allergy. That’s about 8 percent of children
Many states are allocating significant stimulus/CARES Act funding to schools to help offset increased costs and learning deficiencies caused by accommodations made for COVID-19 during
We support and recognize the hard work of child nutrition professionals day in and day out. On Friday, May 7, School Lunch Hero Day, others will
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across the country. Hunger-relief organization Feeding America reports a 55 percent increase in demand at food shelves
Foodservice staffs from several southern Minnesota districts recently attended ServSafe training classes led by Shelly Miller of NutriStudents K-12. The Mankato School District had 17
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, millions of families were suddenly struggling to put food on the table. Providing consistent meals to their children
There are lots of sources for individual school lunch recipes. The hard part of building out a menu rotation is putting those individual recipes into
Without a doubt, school year 20/21 has been a year like none other. Many districts saw a significant decline in participation rates, revenues and food
Commodities’ season is officially open as USDA Foods surveys go out to child nutrition programs across the country. Do you dread this time of year?
Download PDF version Like many school foodservice directors, Vickie Thompson started her job at Verndale School District with little training for menu planning, compliance with
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