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Ahoy school lunch lubbers: it’s almost time for National School Lunch Week!  The School Nutrition Association’s theme this year is one that beckons you to take your child nutrition program on an exciting adventure: School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure . Are you ready? Thank goodness lunch has come a very long way since the Golden Age of Piracy! Back in those days, between roughly 1650 and 1720, refrigeration didn’t yet exist, and hygiene on the high seas was sketchy. Meals consisted of salted and dried beef and hardtack “bread” made of simply flour and water, while fruits and vegetables were a rarity at sea. Beer or grog were safer to drink than the water, and they typically provided more calories than what little food was available. A reimbursable meal is fine dining by comparison! Lucky for us all, we now have a pirate’s bounty of ways to store, prep, cook, and serve safe, nutritious, tasty, and vermin-free meals.  What’s your treasure?  Serving as Many Stud...

It’s time to celebrate National School Lunch Week! In 2022, the National School Lunch Program provided a whopping 4.9 billion meals to students across the United States. Over 95% of those meals were served at a free or reduced price, giving more students the chance to get the nutrition they need to feel good and focus on learning. When students get the nutrition they need, everyone wins! This year’s National School Lunch Week theme is Level up with School Lunch . Read on to see three ways child nutrition professionals are taking their programs to the next level.  1.      Level up with fresh foods. Serving fresh fruits and vegetables doesn’t need to be a major production.  With the right tools, you can get your prep done fast and score points with your students!  The Edlund ARC XL Manual Fruit & Vegetable Slicer   is a game changer  that slices super-sized onions, full heads of iceberg lettuce, large tomatoes, and more with ease. Ver...