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The Future of School Breakfast: Strategies for Growth and Expansion Webinar

This webinar, done in partnership with the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) and General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, will discuss the benefits of school breakfast and strategies and solutions to meet the new proposed USDA guidelines around breakfast.

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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools (Complete Resource)
The Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools was designed for school directors and managers to easily train their staff on the following topics related to whole grain: What is a grain? What is a whole grain? What are the health benefits of whole grains? How much whole grain do we need? How can we find whole grain products? How much whole grain should schools serve? What whole grain products do we serve now? How can we serve more whole grain? The Toolkit is intended to be a turnkey in-service training guide to help school directors and managers meet their training hours and provide continuing education for their staff. The kit provides everything you need to effortlessly provide 1-hour of training on whole grain, including a whole grain menu activity and exam. The Toolkit is approved by the School Nutrition Association for 1 Continuing Education Unit.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Leader Guide
A how-to guide for the instructor of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Presentation
Making It Easy to Add Whole Grain to School Menus A PowerPoint presentation, complete with scripted notes pages, on ways to add whole grain to school menus. The presentation also covers the parts of a whole grain, benefits of whole grain, and whole grain recommendations. Part of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Presentation Notes Pages
Scripted notes pages to use with the presentation.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Handout
A one-page handout summarizing the key messages of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Menu Activity
An activity designed to train participants of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools how to add more whole grain to school menus.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Quiz
A quiz to test your knowledge of the presentation, Making It Easy to Add Whole Grain to School Menus. Part of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools Quiz Answer Key
Answers to the Whole Grain Quiz. Part of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools CEU Certificate
A certificate to document the completion of the Whole Grain In-Service Toolkit for Schools.
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K-12 Menu Templates
Use these K-12 Breakfast and Lunch editable menu templates for your school foodservice planning needs.  Simply type in your menu and other school news and print.
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Breakfast = School Success Toolkit
A toolkit to help you sell the benefits and to gain support from key stakeholders to grow your school breakfast program.
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Breakfast = School Success Handout
A handout summarizing the key messages on the importance of school breakfast to distribute to your audience.
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Breakfast = School Success Presentation
A slide presentation highlighting the benefits of breakfast, ways to increase school breakfast participation, and school breakfast success stories. Includes a customizable slide at the end of the presentation.
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Now Chex Has More Gluten Free Options For Your Operation
Gluten free eating just got easier in foodservice for your patrons.
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Have You Heard the Buzz about Whole Grain?
This handout provides an overview on whole grains and gives you ideas for easy ways to add whole grain to your menus.
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Whole Grain Kid Favorites
It's getting easier to serve whole grain kid favorites at schools. This article offers some easy ideas for adding whole grain to existing kid favorite school menu items. Source: 2010-11 CN Executive Guide
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Go With the Whole Grain for Kids: K-2 Slide Program Notes
Notes to accompany the Go With the Whole Grain For Kids K-2 Slide Program
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Go With the Whole Grain Leader Guide
This guide summarizes the current Dietary Guidelines and USDA MyPyramid, providing educational strategies and lesson plans to help you educate your clients in a variety of counseling and education settings.
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Go With The Whole Grain For Kids: Grades 3-5 Slide Program
This colorful slide program is a great way to introduce the topic of whole grains to your students. There is a slide program for both younger and older students which can be read by the teacher or leader. In this program, the students will be introduced to Grain Boy and Grain Girl the energetic Whole grain Heroes, who explain what whole grains are, the benefits of eating whole grains, how to identify whole grain foods, and how many servings of whole grains are recommended each day.
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Go With the Whole Grain For Kids: Grades 3-5 Slide Program Notes
Notes to accompany the Go With the Whole Grain For Kids Slide Program
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Go With the Whole Grain for Kids Leader Guide
This guide will summarize the topic of whole grains and provide educational strategies and lesson plans to help educate your students.
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Go With the Whole Grain Slide Program (pdf and ppt)
This consumer education program presents an overview of current Dietary Guidelines and USDA MyPyramid, focusing specifi cally on the whole grain guidelines. High-impact visuals and consumer-friendly concepts help you deliver compelling nutrition education programs about whole grain and the latest nutrition recommendations.
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Go With the Whole Grain Slide Program (pdf)
This consumer education program presents an overview of current Dietary Guidelines and USDA MyPyramid, focusing specifi cally on the whole grain guidelines. High-impact visuals and consumer-friendly concepts help you deliver compelling nutrition education programs about whole grain and the latest nutrition recommendations.
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Go With the Whole Grain for Kids: Classroom Activities (complete set)
These educational and entertaining classroom activities are designed for younger and older students. They include games, art activities and problem-solving to help students identify whole grain foods and how they can add them to their daily diet.
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Go With the Whole Grain For Kids: Fitness Activities (Complete Set)
There are fitness activities for both classroom and outdoor or gym settings. These creative activities help emphasize the curriculum message that whole grains provide energy to be active and play.
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Go With the Whole Grain Slide Program (ppt)
This consumer education program presents an overview of current Dietary Guidelines and USDA MyPyramid, focusing specifi cally on the whole grain guidelines. High-impact visuals and consumer-friendly concepts help you deliver compelling nutrition education programs about whole grain and the latest nutrition recommendations.
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The Whole (Grain) Story
This fact sheet provides the latest information for health professionals on the important benefi ts of whole grain and recommendations from current Dietary Guidelines and USDA MyPyramid.
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Go With the Whole Grain for Kids: K-2 Slide Program
This colorful slide program is a great way to introduce the topic of whole grains to your K-2 students. There is a slide program for both younger and older students which can be read by the teacher or leader. In this program, the students will be introduced to Grain Boy and Grain Girl the energetic Whole grain Heroes, who explain what whole grains are, the benefits of eating whole grains, how to identify whole grain foods, and how many servings of whole grains are recommended each day.
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Whole Grain and Health-Get the Whole Story: A self-study guide for health professionals
This guide summarizes the lasted research about whole grain and chronic disease and was previously approved for continuing education credits.
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