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 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.
Our grants and programs help schools serve students fresher, healthier, and tastier meals.
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 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.
Our grants and programs help schools serve students fresher, healthier, and tastier meals.
More and more, school is interrupted by emergencies related to health, the environment, and other modern-day crises. Schools meal programs need to be prepared to quickly pivot their operations to react.
Crises may lead to situations where school food programs need to provide emergency hunger relief to children, families, and community members. This page provides resources to help your school create and implement an emergency feeding plan.
It's possible to continue serving kids and families fresh, healthy meals during emergencies. These resources offer guidance.
It's possible to continue serving kids and families fresh, healthy meals during emergencies. These resources offer guidance.
Emergencies can exacerbate existing social inequities, including access to fresh food. Here are some ways you can overcome barriers to food access in your community.
Emergencies can exacerbate existing social inequities, including access to fresh food. Here are some ways you can overcome barriers to food access in your community.
Communication is more important then ever during emergencies. Here are ways you can keep your students and community informed about how your meal program is adapting operations during a crisis.
Communication is more important then ever during emergencies. Here are ways you can keep your students and community informed about how your meal program is adapting operations during a crisis.
Here are additional resources that offer emergency feeding guidance.
Here are additional resources that offer emergency feeding guidance.
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