Healthy Meals Incentives
Recognition Awardee Spotlight
Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards recognize and celebrate School Food Authorities (SFA) who made operational changes to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals, as well as SFAs who engage students and families in nutrition education and in the planning and preparation of nutritious school meals. Awardees will be announced and added on a rolling basis. Explore awardees and their best practices below!
Cafeteria Chronicles
Hear about school nutrition achievements from:
- Clear Lake’s Food Service Director, Julie Udelhofen, and
- Petersburg Food Service Director, Carlee Johnson McIntosh.
Cafeteria Chronicles: Marketing Your School Nutrition Program with Food Photography
Cafeteria Chronicles: Marketing Your School Nutrition Program with Food PhotographyYour staff works hard every day preparing delicious, nutritious meals for students – don't let their efforts go unnoticed! With so many food options out there, schools are looking for...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Amana Academy North Fulton (Alpharetta, GA)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Amana Academy North Fulton (Alpharetta, GA)Nutrition education can bridge the gap between classroom and the lunchroom. For the nutrition team or “NuCrew” at Amana Academy North Fulton in Alpharetta, GA, funding from the Healthy Meals Incentives...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Best Practice: Salad Bars
Cafeteria Chronicles: Best Practice: Salad BarsDo you know what it takes to build a successful salad bar? Realizing their salad bar needed a makeover, the team at Watertown Public Schools in Watertown, CT began “Operation Salad Bar” to build interest from students....
Cafeteria Chronicles: Breakfast Trailblazer Recognition Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Breakfast Trailblazer Recognition Award What does it mean to be a breakfast trailblazer? Nationwide, school districts are leading the way in reducing added sugars in their breakfast offerings. Cutting back on added sugars in cereal, yogurt,...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Cherry Creek School District (Greenwood Village, CO)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Cherry Creek School District (Greenwood Village, CO)If you want to provide hands-on nutrition education to students, look no further than Cherry Creek School District in Greenwood Village, CO. The district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Lunch Trailblazer Recognition Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Lunch Trailblazer Recognition AwardAre you blazing a trail in your school lunch program? You might be eligible for the Lunch Trailblazer Award and/or the Small and/or Rural Food Authority Lunch Trailblazer Award, as part of USDA and Action for...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Power School District 30 (Power, MT)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Power School District 30 (Power, MT)Educating students about local agriculture is not just about food, but about building a stronger, healthier community for School Nutrition Director Laura Toeckes at Power School District 30 in Power, Montana....
Cafeteria Chronicles: Northeast Vernon County School District R1 (Walker, MO)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Northeast Vernon County School District R1 (Walker, MO)Northeast Vernon County School District R1, located in rural Walker, MO, is making impressive strides in school nutrition with the support of the USDA and Action for Healthy Kids’ Healthy...
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