Youth Nutrition Programming
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Menu Enhancements
MEAL PARTICIPATION SUPPORT
SEASONAL PROGRAMMING
Breakfast After the Bell
For students of all ages, a nutritious breakfast is essential to learning readiness and long-term success.
This resource offers guidance for everything from menus to student activities to make your program a success.
School nutrition professionals can depend on us for valuable resources to make the most of your school breakfast programming.
School nutrition professionals can depend on us for valuable resources to make the most of your school breakfast programming.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Breakfast After the Bell
MooLatte: Greatness is Brewing
Make the most of a hot trend – add the new MooLatte program to your school menus!
Tell students to skip the coffee shop, and grab their morning beverage in school instead. This milk-focused option is a healthier choice that still gives them the coffee experience they crave. Our new MooLatte Resources Kit will walk you through every step for setting up a successful program, so you can offer popular hot or cold lattes, or both. Click now for all the details.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about MooLatte (and Hot Chocolate Milk)
The Yogurt All Ways Toolkit is Here for You!
This all-digital kit will help you promote yogurt-based menu items “all ways.” That means all kinds of yogurt – smoothies, parfaits, cups and dips – as well as all the times it can be served, driving student participation during all school meal periods. Download the entire kit, with posters, tips sheets, recipes, presentation suggestions and more.
For an easy demonstration of how to make popular Blueberry Smoothies, watch this awesome video from the great nutrition staff at Brighton Central School District in Rochester, NY.
Looking for a great way to avoid spills? Use cup dividers to transport smoothies and parfaits, keeping them upright, clean and ready to go!
For better taste, longer freshness and more effective nutrition delivery, ensure that your milk is kept cold! Participate in the Strive for 35 program for more cold milk assistance.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Yogurt All Ways
Interactive Cheese Resource Guide
Download the Cheese Resource Guide with 13 pages of serving tips, strategies, recipes and great ideas for adding and promoting cheese on your menu.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Just Say Cheese
Hot Chocolate Milk for Students
American Dairy Association North East is dedicated to supporting you in keeping students engaged and excited about school meals. To achieve this, we’ve helped schools implement new and exciting menu items such as Hot Chocolate Milk. Students love it and reports from participating schools have been very positive.
Make hot chocolate milk one part of the grab & go options on kiosks, while providing prepackaged meals to your students.
Pre-pour hot chocolate milk cups for easy student retrieval. Use a program-branded dispenser to help market this item throughout the school day.
To make the most of your Hot Chocolate Milk program, download our helpful resources including FAQs, Best Practices, Promotional items and more.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Hot Chocolate Milk (and MooLatte)
Serve it Cold!
Remember, students drink more milk – and get more of the nine essential nutrients – if you serve it to them COLD! Always strive for 35 degrees for storage and delivery of milk.
Click the Strive for 35 logo for valuable tips, and register to participate using the button below.
For better taste, longer freshness and more effective nutrition delivery, ensure that your milk is kept cold! Participate in the Strive for 35 program for more cold milk assistance.
Mobilizing Milk Stations
Set up milk stations – with rolling coolers – for easier access during classroom meal delivery. You’ll simplify the distribution process and keep milk cold throughout the serving period.
Four-crate milk coolers provide an easy way for staff to deliver milk with meals and to boost student access.
Two-crate milk coolers are ideal for smaller classrooms or for use in conjunction with remote meal kiosks.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Strive for 35
Get the Summer Meals Marketing Resources Guide
Our engaging animated guide to serving summer meals is designed to help you promote your feeding site, offer kid-tested kid-approved recipes, marketing strategies and much more! Boost student meal participation throughout the summer months by using these helpful tools, tips and resources.
The complete interactive guide features a digital flipbook that can be viewed online or downloaded. Flip through the pages right now and get started with your summer meals program with these resources:
- Marketing Resources
- Theme Day Ideas
- Fun Recipes
- Best Practices and Service Tips
- Promotion Strategies and Ideas
Fuel Up
Fuel Up is all about educators, students and partners working together to make a difference in their schools and their communities. This groundbreaking program is revolutionizing student wellness by providing comprehensive solutions and resources that cater to every aspect of a child’s well-being.
Mind. Body. Planet.
Fuel Up is an initiative focused on helping educators and students fuel wellness in the areas that matter most, like being mindful and staying healthy. Our educational resources, partnerships and grant/funding opportunities aim to broaden access to nutritious school meals, inclusive sports, mindfulness and so much more.
Find More Fuel Up Resources
Adults can get involved by signing up at the national Fuel Up website.
See how the popular Fuel Up program is getting kids excited about school breakfast!
Get Funding Assistance
Schools can apply for Fuel Up equipment grants to support wellness goals. This could be for starting a Smoothie Program, Breakfast After the Bell and more. Click for details.
Students Can Participate
in fun challenges throughtout the school year at the Fuel Up Challenge Center.
We offer an expansive library of recipes, all designed to meet federal school meal standards. These recipes are fun and exciting for students and easy to implement for your staff. Start with this popular Cheesy Baked Pasta with Veggies!
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about the Fuel Up progam!
