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.
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 Hot Chocolate Milk/MooLatte Resources Guide features both of these popular beverages, with valuable guidance to help you set up successful programs. Click now for all the details.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about MooLatte (and Hot Chocolate Milk)
Hot Chocolate Milk for Students
Hot Chocolate Milk is a popular, on-trend offering that has proven successful at increasing meal participation, all day long. You’ll learn more about it in our new Hot Chocolate Milk/MooLatte Resources Guide, with tips and ideas to help you make the most of two great premium beverages. Click now for all the details.
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.
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 all new serving tips, strategies, recipes and great ideas for adding and promoting cheese on your menu.
The best showcase for Cheese in school meals: PIZZA!
Pizza is so popular among students… but are you making the most of it? We have recipes, resources and tips to help you “Rethink Pizza,” boost school meal particpation and move to the head of the class! Click the button to access all of it.
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.
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about Strive for 35
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.
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 Guide and much more are accessible here:
USDA Meals for Kids Site Finder
(Summer Site Finder)
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!
Download this 1-page flyer with key details about the Fuel Up progam!