Congratulations to Diann Fuess, foodservice director for Agate School District #300, in Agate, Colorado! She is the lucky winner of our first quarter giveaway for one-year free of NutriStudents K-12.
+ Learn moreCinco de Mayo is around the corner. If you're looking for a school lunch to mark the occasion, take advantage of our free menu day for Chicken Enchilada Nachos.
+ Learn moreIn December, the USDA made provisional flexibilities to school meals permanent. NutriStudents K-12 menus successfully met the 100% whole grain requirement prior to the temporary provision.
+ Learn moreOur new digitally editable FPR is super convenient for days when you offer a non-NutriStudents K-12 menu.
+ Learn moreNutriStudents K-12 Corn-Errific Salad is the perfect complement to many school lunch entrees and a flavorful substitute for steamed corn.
+ Learn moreYour school, summer camps and out-of-school enrichment programs can provide sound nutrition to kids in need this summer through the Seamless Summer Option and the Summer Food Service Program.
+ Learn moreOur executive chef creates our school lunch menus with a "commodities first" mindset. Starting with available USDA Foods, she masterfully develops flavorful recipes that students will love. Using commodities first, NutriStudents K-12 menus can help you reduce your overall food costs.
+ Learn moreWe have had some clients asking about the USDA nutritional guidelines relative to bag lunches - those occasional meals provided to students when they're still in the care of your school/district but aren't able to eat in the cafeteria.
+ Learn moreIf you need to use up some of your commodity legumes, the NutriStudents K-12 Cowboy Salad is a recipe you'll appreciate as will your students!
+ Learn moreIs menu fatigue affecting your foodservice program's participation rates? Are students complaining they're bored with the food you serve? NutriStudents K-12 can help!
+ Learn moreCrunchy Bonzo Beans are a fun finger food for kids and a great way to incorporate legumes from your USDA Foods' allocations. They're easy to make, too!
+ Learn moreMany schools these days have preK programs in addition to serving K-12 students. The USDA provides some guidance on serving procedures when preK students co-mingle with older students at meal times.
+ Learn moreChild care centers across the country will mark National CACFP Week in March, acknowledging the many ways communities -- and children -- benefit from the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program.
+ Learn moreSchool foodservice programs can remain self-operated with menus, tools, resources and support from NutriStudents K-12. We help foodservice directors succeed.
+ Learn moreThe School Nutrition Association's 2019 position paper outlines the organization's lobbying priorities for the year.
+ Learn moreDid you know that National School Breakfast Week was established by an Act of Congress in 1975? If Congress recognizes it, your district should too! It will be March 4-8, 2019.
+ Learn moreWith National School Breakfast Week approaching, here's a quick and easy yogurt parfait recipe to work into your breakfast offering.
+ Learn moreThe functionality and simplicity of our proprietary Breakfast Menu Builder will soon be even greater.
+ Learn moreOperators of child nutrition programs, such as the National School Lunch Program, are required to procure produce, proteins and processed foods of American origin.
+ Learn moreCongratulations to Jodi Nickell, who submitted the winning name for our forthcoming inventory management/product ordering tool.
+ Learn moreUSDA has made exceptions to child nutrition guidelines for the 2018-19 school year to help NSLP and SBP operators.
+ Learn moreNutriStudents K-12 helps clients fly through their Administrative Reviews with fully compliant menu weeks, checklists, tutorial videos and one-on-one support.
+ Learn moreNutriStudents K-12 menus, reports and support help the foodservice staff at charter school run an appealing, USDA-compliant school meal program.
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