Healthy Meals Incentives
Recognition Awardee Spotlight
Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards recognize and celebrate School Food Authorities (SFA) who made operational changes to improve the nutritional quality of their school meals, as well as SFAs who engage students and families in nutrition education and in the planning and preparation of nutritious school meals. Awardees will be announced and added on a rolling basis. Explore awardees and their best practices below!
Cafeteria Chronicles
Hear about school nutrition achievements from:
- Clear Lake’s Food Service Director, Julie Udelhofen, and
- Petersburg Food Service Director, Carlee Johnson McIntosh.
Cafeteria Chronicles: Breakfast Trailblazer Recognition Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Breakfast Trailblazer Recognition AwardWhat does it mean to be a breakfast trailblazer? Nationwide, school districts are leading the way in reducing added sugars in their breakfast offerings. Cutting back on added sugars in cereal, yogurt,...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Cherry Creek School District (Greenwood Village, CO)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Cherry Creek School District (Greenwood Village, CO)If you want to provide hands-on nutrition education to students, look no further than Cherry Creek School District in Greenwood Village, CO. The district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Lunch Trailblazer Recognition Award
Cafeteria Chronicles: Lunch Trailblazer Recognition AwardAre you blazing a trail in your school lunch program? You might be eligible for the Lunch Trailblazer Award and/or the Small and/or Rural Food Authority Lunch Trailblazer Award, as part of USDA and Action for...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Power School District 30 (Power, MT)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Power School District 30 (Power, MT) Educating students about local agriculture is not just about food, but about building a stronger, healthier community for School Nutrition Director Laura Toeckes at Power School District 30 in Power, Montana....
Celebrating the Adventure at the Fall 2024 Healthy Meals Summit
Celebrating the Adventure at theFall 2024 Healthy Meals SummitThe USDA and Action for Healthy Kids recently welcomed over 700 school nutrition professionals at the Fall 2024 Healthy Meals Summit for three days of learning, innovating, and networking. With the theme...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Northeast Vernon County School District R1 (Walker, MO)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Northeast Vernon County School District R1 (Walker, MO)Northeast Vernon County School District R1, located in rural Walker, MO, is making impressive strides in school nutrition with the support of the USDA and Action for Healthy Kids’ Healthy...
Thirty-Nine School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals Healthier
Thirty-Nine School Districts Receive National Awards for Trailblazing, Innovative Improvements to Make School Meals HealthierCHICAGO, September 13, 2024 – Action for Healthy Kids and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that 39 school districts have received...
Cafeteria Chronicles: Bexley City School District (Bexley, Ohio)
Cafeteria Chronicles: Bexley City School District (Bexley, Ohio)Bexley City School District, located in Bexley, Ohio, is making waves in the world of school nutrition with their initiative to improve school meals through scratch cooking and the use of menu planning...
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