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| CN Direct: News from SchoolNutrition.org |
Vol.
10, No. 7 - March 30, 2011 |
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This Issue's Top Stories
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Feature of the Week
ANC Early Bird
Deadline Fast Approaching!
Experience education and networking like never before at SNA’s
2011 Annual National Conference (ANC)—the largest
and most important gathering for the
school nutrition profession. To discover why ANC
Nashville is the place to CONNECT,
register today! But hurry—the Early Bird
registration deadline is
April 15th!
[Register
Today]
Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Exams
- 4/27 - Orlando, FL
- 4/28 - Colorado Springs, CO
- 5/26 - Dallas, TX
- 6/14 - Columbus, OH
- 6/14 - Gatlinburg, TN
- 6/21 - Moline, IL
- [More Credentialing Exams]
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- ANC 2011 Attendees in for a ‘Good Time’ With Alan Jackson Performance
- Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Season 2, to Premiere on ABC, Tuesday, April 12
- SNA Comments on Proposed Meal Pattern Guidelines Submitted to USDA
- SNF to Host Webinar on the HealthierUS School Challenge!
- Updated Little Big Fact Book Available for Purchase
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Reward Your Employees for School Nutrition Employee Week!
- Share Your Morning Meal with Kellogg to Help Provide School Breakfast
- SNF’s Beyond Breakfast Blog Has A New Look!
- Tray Talk – Healthy Breakfast to Go in Minnesota!
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Advertisement
Visit the
Red Gold website
today to learn more about the potential changes
to your K-12 school lunch program as a result of
the USDA proposed rule changes. You can still make a
difference by submitting your comments to USDA before
the April 13th deadline!
[Learn More]
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ANC 2011 Attendees in for a ‘Good Time’ With Alan Jackson Performance
Make plans today to attend SNA’s
2011 Annual National Conference (ANC), July 10-13, 2011,
when the conditions will be right for a performance by
the one and only country superstar, Alan Jackson!
[Read Full Story]
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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Season 2, to Premiere on ABC, Tuesday, April 12
The second
season of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution will premiere
on ABC on April 12, from 8:00-9:00 pm EST. SNA
has updated talking points, sample letters to the editor
or parents, media outreach tips and other resources to
help members respond to questions about school meals.
[Read Full Story]
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SNA Comments on Proposed Meal Pattern Guidelines Submitted to USDA
SNA has submitted its comments on the proposed meal pattern guidelines. In developing these comments, the 11 member Task Force on Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs solicited input from members through an online web forum and a listening session during LAC.
[Read Full Story]
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SNF to Host Webinar on the HealthierUS School Challenge!
The School Nutrition Foundation (SNF)
and Kellogg’s will host the FREE webinar, "HealthierUS
School Challenge: Understanding the Criteria and Tips
for Preparing a Successful Application," on Wednesday,
April 6, from 2:00-3:15 pm EDT.
[Read Full Story]
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Updated Little Big Fact Book Available for Purchase
The latest edition of the Little Big Fact Book is available for purchase from SNA’s bookstore.
[Read Full Story]
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Reward Your Employees for School Nutrition Employee Week!
School Nutrition Employee Week (SNEW) is just around the
corner. Have you made plans on how to recognize you
favorite school nutrition professionals?
[Read Full Story]
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Share Your Morning Meal with Kellogg to Help Provide School Breakfast
Kellogg, along with Action for Healthy Kids, encourages Americans to help children who might otherwise go without breakfast by sharing what they had for breakfast.
[Read Full Story]
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SNF’s Beyond Breakfast Blog Has A New Look!
Have you visited the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF)’s
Beyond Breakfast blog recently?
[Read Full Story]
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Tray Talk – Healthy Breakfast to Go in Minnesota!
Saint Paul Public Schools in Minnesota has an inventive school breakfast program to ensure students have time to eat the most important meal of the day.
[Read Full Story]
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| Edited by Julie Eckman (jeckman@schoolnutrition.org), communications specialist. |
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