Sentences with phrase «of school meal programs»

National nutrition standards influence many facets of school meal program operations, including menu planning, cooking and serving procedures, food costs, marketing strategies, and student participation rates.

Class time is valuable and changing longstanding views about the value of school meal programs is tough.

Hopefully we are not seeing the beginning of the demise of the school meals program, but I'm really worried.

Train nutrition staff to think of the school meal programs as a business that requires an investment in quality ingredients and appealing foods.

To demonstrate how better to meet the needs of the school meal program, the district hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study.

Recruiting the services of local or celebrity chefs to raise the profile of school meal programs.

Mission: SNA is the national organization of school nutrition professionals committed to advancing the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy.

«Perhaps my fears are unfounded; perhaps he will not bash the LAUSD and will rightly trace the root of the problem back to Federal underfunding of the school meal program.

These heroes may work behind the scenes more than other cafeteria employees, but they are working hard to ensure everything on the frontline is running smoothly — by maintaining the quality of the school meal programs through student interaction, menu planning and a commitment to serving nutritious, tasty and well - balanced school meals.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — A new national survey of school meal program operators reveals that more school cafeterias are utilizing strategies to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices, while expanding student access -LSB-...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2016 - More school cafeterias are using strategies to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices, while expanding student access to school meals through government programs such as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to a new national survey of school meal program operators.

On behalf of school meal program operators nationwide who are doing their best to make healthy changes in the cafeteria, SNA continues to advocate for increased funding and flexibility.

Campaigne concluded by noting that successful implementation of a school meal program requires establishment of leadership and a vision, a professional and motivated food service staff, and buy - in from stakeholders (students, parents, school staff, school boards, and taxpayers).

We'll explore the ins and outs of school meal program operations, from procurement and finance to lunchroom education and human resources, including the primary challenges that school food programs face today.

When school districts implement community eligibility, however, they no longer have the individual income data from those meal applications for the students attending community eligibility schools — data that programs outside of the school meal programs often use.

Register now for our Wednesday, May 25 webinar, «Looking Ahead: Kick off the School Year Right by Maximizing the Reach of your School Meals Program»; the 75 - minute presentation starts at 2 p.m. ET, and features the following speakers:

We need more FSD's like Dora Rivas to speak up about the future of the school meal programs.

SNA members are school nutrition professionals, and as TLT and Ms. Woldow have pointed out, every one of their school meal programs faces different challenges.

On Wednesday Haas, who heads the USDA's Food and Consumer Services, announced new regulations that eventually will limit fat to 30 percent of calories and saturated fat to 10 percent in what she called «a reinventing of the school meals program.»

In 2005, Mathematica Policy Research, contracted by the USDA to conduct one of the agency's periodic reviews [PDF] of the school meals program, created a statistical model that estimated 56 percent of paying students would buy lunch if the price were $ 1.50, but that fewer — 50 percent — would pay if the price were $ 2.00.

In its recent re-authorization of the school meals program, Congress included a provision that would force schools to raise the price they charge students who don't qualify as low - income.

Woldow recognizes that SNA makes these recommendations with an eye to the fiscal bottom line of school meal programs, and that schools need more federal funding to carry out the mandates of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act.

Whether small or large districts, these professionals give it there all through effective oversight of all aspects of foodservice operations, including budgeting, staffing, training, marketing and community outreach, school nutrition directors ensure the overall success of school meal programs.

Thornton offered a historical overview of the school meal programs.

Accepting advertising revenue by partnering with local or national businesses to promote brands that reinforce the goals of the school meals program.

Work with administrators to expose children to aspects of the school meals program they may be less familiar with, such as taking students on a morning tour of the cafeteria to learn about the breakfast program.

The School Nutrition Association figured prominently in recent Congressional hearings on the reauthorization of school meal programs, testifying that schools on average lose 35 cents on every lunch they serve.

Explain the essential elements of school meal program operations, including production models, facilities, and procurement practices, and how they differ in a scratch - cook model

Understand the financial structure of school meal programs and the challenges associated with school food revenues and expenses

In School Food Procurement, we'll discuss why procurement is so important in school food, and how to align your procurement practices with the mission and vision of your school meal program.

Based on this input, the 2015 Position Paper does not request a waiver, but rather increased funding paired with commonsense flexibility to restore the financial stability of school meal programs and allow for menu improvements that can entice students back to healthy school meals.

For those families with multiple school aged children, what sounds like a small price increase can serve as a tipping point, driving them out of the school meal programs at the very moment that these programs are working to meet proposed standards for more whole grains, fresh produce and healthier entrees.

Instead of carrying out its stated mission — «advancing the quality of school meal programs through education and advocacy» — SNA has chosen to align itself with Big Food.

Every year, the last day of the Legislative Action Conference (LAC) consists of members «Charging the Hill» to meet with their representatives and advocate on behalf of school meal programs.

«The Child Nutrition, Integrity and Access Act is an important and promising first step toward incorporating the local school district governance perspective in implementation of school meal programs, and ensuring a healthy and positive learning environment for children to achieve their full potential,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director, National School Boards Association, in the letter.

But instead of trying to bridge that gap by fighting for funding and other support for struggling school districts, the SNA, which claims in its mission statement to be «committed to advancing the quality of school meal programs,» chose to take the easy way out.

For most Vermont schools, the per - meal reimbursement and commodities provided by the federal school breakfast and lunch programs is not sufficient to cover all of these school meal program costs.

It's a rather surprising position for an organization with the stated mission of «advancing the quality of school meal programs,» especially since the SNA itself supported the healthy meal standards when they were first adopted back in 2010.

To really «fix school food», our government needs to address the almost criminal underfunding of the school meal program.

In the past, I have sometimes been called a «naysayer» for insisting that the conversation about the real costs of school meal program improvements should be open and honest, as if saying that improvements cost more is the same thing as saying we shouldn't have improvements.

For most Vermont schools, the per - meal reimbursement and commodities provided by the federal school breakfast and lunch programs is not sufficient to cover all of these school meal program costs.