School food has become increasingly more processed and less healthy. With the right knowledge and tools, schools can transform their kitchens and lunchrooms to support student health, wellbeing, and academic success.
Recipes and menus are the heart of school food change. These recipes have been developed by school food professionals, kid-tested, and perfected in school kitchens.
Management is a general term for: fiscal management, human resources, facilities, assessment, and wellness policies. In order for a district’s food service department to be successful, the director has to be adept in a vast array of subjects.
Procurement is one of the most complex processes within food service departments. In the event of shifting a program from using processed, ready-to-heat foods to scratch cooked recipes, many processes change.
Marketing in food service ranges from finding local sponsors, to creating a brand and promotional materials, to hosting Junior Chef competitions, to engaging students in cooking and menu design.
Lunchroom education activities engage students with food-focused learning opportunities. Explore the wide world of fun food programs!
This section is dedicated to the “Big Ideas” - areas we think make a huge impact and will play a large role in the future of school food.
Through our grant programs, we award special funding to schools that are committed to making real, positive changes to their food programs.
School food has become increasingly more processed and less healthy. With the right knowledge and tools, schools can transform their kitchens and lunchrooms to support student health, wellbeing, and academic success.
Recipes and menus are the heart of school food change. These recipes have been developed by school food professionals, kid-tested, and perfected in school kitchens.
Management is a general term for: fiscal management, human resources, facilities, assessment, and wellness policies. In order for a district’s food service department to be successful, the director has to be adept in a vast array of subjects.
Procurement is one of the most complex processes within food service departments. In the event of shifting a program from using processed, ready-to-heat foods to scratch cooked recipes, many processes change.
Marketing in food service ranges from finding local sponsors, to creating a brand and promotional materials, to hosting Junior Chef competitions, to engaging students in cooking and menu design.
Lunchroom education activities engage students with food-focused learning opportunities. Explore the wide world of fun food programs!
This section is dedicated to the “Big Ideas” - areas we think make a huge impact and will play a large role in the future of school food.
Through our grant programs, we award special funding to schools that are committed to making real, positive changes to their food programs.
More and more, school is being interrupted by emergency issues related to health, environment, and other present day crises. These days, schools need to be constantly prepared to pivot their programs to react to changing situations, and that includes their school food program.
We don’t know what type of issues may arise in the future that will affect school closings or modifications, but we do know that schools need to be prepared to serve meals to their communities in crisis situations. Challenging environments may lead to situations where school food programs need to provide emergency hunger relief and nutritional support to children, families, and community members in need. The food we serve during emergency response matters more than ever.
This food section will provide support for food service teams who are striving to stay committed to serving fresh, healthy, whole-ingredient based food through emergency feeding.
This food section will provide support for food service teams who are striving to stay committed to serving fresh, healthy, whole-ingredient based food through emergency feeding.
Emergency situations highlight existing social inequities, including food access. View our tools for supporting food access in your community.
Emergency situations highlight existing social inequities, including food access. View our tools for supporting food access in your community.
Marketing your school food program is more important then ever with a rapidly changing school food environment!
Marketing your school food program is more important then ever with a rapidly changing school food environment!
Crises such as COVID and other natural disasters can change a school’s food environment, and we’ve gathered additional resources to support your school meal program.
Crises such as COVID and other natural disasters can change a school’s food environment, and we’ve gathered additional resources to support your school meal program.
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