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 | 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 6, 2024 | All Stories, Breakfast, Lunch, Reducing Added Sugar, Trailblazer Award
USDA and AFHK Visit HMI Awardee Lebanon School District Photo Credit: USDA, Briana Gonzalez Cepero (student photographer), LebTown Students in Lebanon School District in Lebanon, Pennsylvania don’t need a map to find their way to a healthy, delicious meal. They can...
by Justin Phillips | Sep 30, 2024 | All Stories, Breakfast, HMI Grantee, Reducing Added Sugar, Reducing Sodium, Scratch Prepared, Trailblazer Award, Training
Cafeteria Chronicles: North Crawford School District (Soldier Grove, WI) North Crawford School District in Soldier Grove, WI has been making significant strides in improving the quality of school meals with the support of the USDA and Action for Healthy Kids’ Healthy...
by Justin Phillips | Sep 9, 2024 | All Stories, Awardee & Cafe, Breakfast, Equipment/Software, HMI Grantee, Local Foods, Reducing Added Sugar, School Garden, Student Engagement, Trailblazer Award, Training
Cafeteria Chronicles: Port Townsend School District 50 (Port Townsend, WA) As a recipient of Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) and USDA’s Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) Grant, Port Townsend School District 50 in Port Townsend, Washington has made great strides in...