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: Watertown Public Schools (Watertown, CT)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Watertown Public Schools (Watertown, CT)Students at Watertown Public Schools in Watertown, CT, enjoy taste testing events, a customizable salad bar, local ingredients, and educational opportunities in the district’s culinary garden as part of...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Clear Lake/Petersburg
Cafeteria Chronicles: Clear Lake/PetersburgStudents at Spartanburg School District 4 in Woodruff, South Carolina are enjoying healthier school meals thanks to the trailblazing efforts of the district’s school nutrition team and funding from USDA and Action for Healthy...
Cafeteria Chronicles: A Sneak Peek at our Upcoming Series Celebrating School Nutrition Trailblazers and Innovators
Cafeteria Chronicles: A Sneak Peek at our Upcoming Series Celebrating School Nutrition Trailblazers and InnovatorsAs we gear up for the new school year, we're excited to announce an upcoming series of stories that shine a spotlight on school districts across the...
Fifty-Two School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals Healthier
Fifty-Two School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals HealthierCHICAGO, July 12, 2024 – Action for Healthy Kids and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that 52 school districts have received 61...
Thirty School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals Healthier
Thirty School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals HealthierCHICAGO, June 10, 2024 – Action for Healthy Kids and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that 30 school districts have received 40 Healthy...
Seventeen School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals Healthier
Seventeen School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals HealthierCHICAGO, May 20, 2024 – Action for Healthy Kids and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that 17 school districts have received Healthy...
Six School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals Healthier
Six School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals HealthierAction for Healthy Kids and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that six additional school districts have received Healthy Meals Incentives...
Alaska, Iowa School Districts First to Receive National Recognition Award for School Nutrition
Alaska, Iowa School Districts First to Receive National Recognition Award for School NutritionCooking moose roast and taste testing local produce?! A national awards program is recognizing the creative steps (big and small!) that schools are taking to improve school...
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