school nutrition association

Farmers have a big impact on child nutrition across the country.  October is National Farm to School Month, and Diane Pratt-Heavner with the School Nutrition Association says farmers have played a big part in nutritious school meals for a long time.   “...

A new survey of 1,300 school meal program directors reveals serious financial and operational challenges for the upcoming school year. The School Nutrition Association’s Back to School 2021 Survey also revealed grave concerns regarding the impact of future sodium regulations. T ...

On Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture issued flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare services return to serving healthy meals in fall 2021. Several meal service flexibilities that enable social distancing are now extended through June 30, 2022 ...

Fresh data from the School Nutrition Association reveals significant concerns about the financial sustainability of school meal programs. The second installment of a survey effort by the association found COVID-19 closures have had a dramatic impact on school meal program budgets ...