by Justin Phillips | Feb 11, 2025 | All Stories, Awardee & Cafe, Breakfast, Reducing Added Sugar, Scratch Prepared, Trailblazer 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,...
by Justin Phillips | Feb 7, 2025 | All Stories, Awardee & Cafe, Innovation Award, Nutrition Education, Reducing Added Sugar, Reducing Sodium, Scratch Prepared, Student Engagement, Training
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...
by Justin Phillips | Feb 7, 2025 | All Stories, Awardee & Cafe, Lunch, Reducing Sodium, Trailblazer Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Lunch Trailblazer Recognition Award Are 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...
by Justin Phillips | Feb 6, 2025 | Lunch, All Stories, Awardee & Cafe, Farm to School, Innovation Award, Nutrition Education, Trailblazer Award
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....
by Justin Phillips | Jan 30, 2025 | All Stories, Breakfast, Reducing Added Sugar, Reducing Sodium, Scratch Prepared, Student Engagement, Trailblazer Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Richland Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (Ellettsville, IN) Understanding your students’ taste preferences is a sure-fire way to make successful changes in your school breakfast menu. Just ask Richland Bean Blossom (RBB) Community...
by Justin Phillips | Dec 30, 2024 | Lunch, All Stories, Innovation Award, Local Foods, Reducing Sodium, Scratch Prepared, Student Engagement, Trailblazer Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Littleton Public Schools (Littleton, MA) Littleton Public Schools in Littleton, Massachusetts is serving up more than just lunch – they’re serving innovation! Recently, the district received two Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) Recognition Awards:...