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 | 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, Cultural Diversity, 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:...
by Justin Phillips | Dec 6, 2024 | HMI Grantee, All Stories, Local Foods, Lunch, Reducing Sodium, Scratch Prepared, Trailblazer Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Midwest Central Community Unit School District #191 (Manito, IL) At Midwest Central Community Unit School District #191 in Manito, IL, change is on the menu. As a Healthy Meals Incentives (HMI) grantee and recipient of the Small and/or Rural...
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...