We've all known for some time that new equipment can have a profound, positive
impact on a school nutrition program, and it's exciting to see the awareness growing — along with access to resources.
With such a gift, you can have a significant
impact on the school nutrition profession.
The focus is on a topic important to all of us, and one that will make a huge
impact on school nutrition programs across the country: the new meal pattern requirements.
Not exact matches
School lunches: Balancing nutrition with what kids like (Gainesville Times; November 20, 2011): This balanced article explores the realities of school foodservice, and the impact health and restaurant trends have on how school food professionals develop menus, balancing what kids like with nutrition require
School lunches: Balancing
nutrition with what kids like (Gainesville Times; November 20, 2011): This balanced article explores the realities of
school foodservice, and the impact health and restaurant trends have on how school food professionals develop menus, balancing what kids like with nutrition require
school foodservice, and the
impact health and restaurant trends have
on how
school food professionals develop menus, balancing what kids like with nutrition require
school food professionals develop menus, balancing what kids like with
nutrition requirements.
In February, SNS worked with the Academy's Policy Initiatives and Advocacy staff in Washington, D. C.in development of a survey sent to SNS members February 21 to help assess the
impact implementation of the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) had
on school nutrition programs.
To learn more about the
impact LAC can have, check out our piece with Dr. Josephine Martin and Sandi Walters
on the
impact school nutrition professionals can make in shaping public policy.
When we asked Hernando County
Schools» Foodservice Director Lori Drenth, MS, RD, SNS, about the
impact her new Winston kitchen equipment would have
on her district's
nutrition program, she paused for a moment to consider her answer.
That dedication of the people in foodservice impressed him so much and made such an
impact on him about the importance of what
school nutrition professionals do.
In either case, the unpaid meal charge quandary is an emotional one for
school nutrition professionals — they know the
impact a meal (or lack of a meal) can have
on a student's ability to focus in
school, and they never want children to go hungry.
Whether you have concerns about
school lunch or child
nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your
school districts local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a positive
impact on school food for all of the
school children in your area.
You won't want to miss our fourth annual Celebration of
School Nutrition Heroes, which will be held this year on Monday, April 3 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C. Meet and honor five extraordinary men and women in the school nutrition profession who go beyond their daily duties, and making a big impact in their commun
School Nutrition Heroes, which will be held this year
on Monday, April 3 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C. Meet and honor five extraordinary men and women in the
school nutrition profession who go beyond their daily duties, and making a big impact in their commun
school nutrition profession who go beyond their daily duties, and making a big
impact in their communities.
School nutrition professionals have a direct
impact on the health and well - being of children today.
But at least some
schools are finding children will eat healthier meals when offered a choice and take
nutrition to heart if they are taught about the positive
impacts on their bodies.
Do you know a
school nutrition professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to create a lasting, positive
impact on their community?
SNA Research
on the issues and trends
impacting school nutrition like SNA's trends and operations reports, The Journal of Child
Nutrition & Management, and the Little Big Fact Book.
The lead author, Hathairat Sawaengsri, M.S., a doctoral student in the biochemical and molecular
nutrition program at the Friedman
School of
Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and a member of the HNRCA Vitamin Metabolism Lab, explained, «Our aim was to look at excess folic acid and its
impact on immune function.
Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and
impact of a whole
school approach to
nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary
schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the
impact of obesity, and of physical activity,
on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating about
nutrition with
school children.
The report outlines that students who fully participate in high - quality ASES or 21st CCLC after
school program gain the equivalent of up to an extra 90 days of
school, and experience positive
impacts on academic achievement, attendance and positive behaviors, health and
nutrition, STEM learning, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
The
impact of
nutrition education with and without a
school garden
on knowledge, vegetable intake and preferences and quality of
school life among primary -
school students.
The tip sheets and webinar build
on Controlling Junk Food and the Bottom Line, a report presenting case studies of
schools in thirteen middle and high
schools in nine
school districts around the country that improved
nutrition standards for their competitive food and beverages without significant negative financial
impact.
Talking about the
impact of alcohol
on nutrition,
school attendance, vehicle accidents, assault rates and hospital admissions, Professor Langton made the case for Alcohol Management Plans — so - called «grog bans» — in Aboriginal communities to «start the process of healing from the grog epidemic».
The model is based
on the assumption that significant problematic substance use and the behaviours often associated with it cause development to essentially «arrest» in many areas of the child's life, including emotional, social, academic (intellectual) and even physical development (consider the
impact of poor
nutrition,
school dropout / disengagement, poor sleep habits, numbing of emotions and failure to engage in healthy relationships).