SNA SmartBrief
Like most of you, I receive SNA SmartBrief every day and in these articles are all sorts of suggestions and success stories. However, one thing I have learned in all my years in school foodservice is that one fix does not fit all districts. While...
College’s virtual food bank keeps students from going hungry
By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM - New Hampshire Sunday News DURHAM — When Alana Davidson’s research revealed that 25 percent of her fellow students at the University of New Hampshire had experienced hunger, she was shocked. She decided to do something about...
Calif. district seeks to put food waste to use
By Dennis Wyatt A typical Manteca Unified School District student generates roughly 1.75 ounces of food waste a day when they are done with lunch. Multiply that by 24,000 students, and it comes to 1.06 tons on any given school day. While that...
Worker wins ‘School Meal Hero’ award for her creative approach to feeding the disabled
When Cyndi Talbott began work 17 years ago as cafeteria manager at a public school for the disabled, there were three puree combinations on the menu for students who couldn't chew or swallow. Now there are 50. Talbott could feed Royal Palm School's...
9 of 10 U.S. Teens Don’t Get Enough Exercise
And bad habits continue after high school for most, study shows By: Amy Norton, HealthDay Reporter Over 90 percent of U.S. high school students don't get enough exercise to stay fit and healthy, and the pattern persists after they graduate, a new...
Program Promotion
We all need to be proactively promoting our programs. One successful way is to be visible; visible during your school’s open house, staff meetings, community events, parent-teacher meetings, student council meetings, menu planning sessions, just...
Serving Line 101
Your serving line exemplifies the way you and your staff perceive the importance of your customers. Have you ever eaten off a buffet line? Whether it’s a restaurant, wedding or family gathering, if the food does not “look” good, you will either ask...
Free & Reduced Application Verification and the Administrative Review
In preparing for this edition, I was considering addressing two additional new regulation processes, Free & Reduced Application Verification and the Administrative Review. However, after participating in a...