16 Oct Sweet Potatoes for the Classroom
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16 Oct Sweet Potato Granola Bar
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15 Sep Heart Centered, Kid Focused School Meals
School nutrition teams, well accustomed to significant challenges such as scarce budgets, a dwindling labor force, daunting paperwork, meeting diverse food needs and wants of students, junk food companies with millions of marketing dollars, and more, now face the reality of remote learning and heightened...
15 Jun Equity starts with listening — and food
Now more than ever, we need empathy, compassion and understanding. We need to listen to each other. We need connection. One way we at Beyond Green Partners create connection is through food. We do our best to make sure everyone we work with — and serve — is...
01 Jun Save money by honoring your food and reducing your waste
The pressure is on for all of us to save money these days, especially when it comes to recurring expenses like groceries. I’ll let you in on a secret that has helped Beyond Green Partners: Buy and use only as much as you need. How do...
12 May Won’t you join us in old-fashioned home cooking?
The most common question that we at Beyond Green Partners get is, “How do you get kids to eat healthy food?” With children’s palettes forming at a very young age, and with so many of them already conditioned to want nothing but processed food, we’re not...
05 May Tips on leading teams through change
In a recent piece for School Business Affairs magazine, we discuss how kitchen teams can come together as one during times of change, and the four key qualities great leaders possess that help them to achieve this. There are important business insights to be gained...
22 Apr How can you change the world?
It’s tempting to blame others for all the pain in the world right now. But, as we’re seeing, blame only takes us so far. We’re learning that we can either devote our precious energy to casting blame, or we can take this opportunity to start over. When...
02 Apr Start over with your health
A healthy diet is an indispensable part of a strong immune system, which we’re all in need of — especially now. A regular diet of nutritious, scratch-cooked food not only builds mental and physical strength but can be fun for the whole family. We acknowledge that it...
02 Mar Don’t yuck someone’s yum: how to model empathy and tolerance at lunch
Kids’ opinions matter. Not only are they your primary customers, they can help you create a meal program that works. Over the years, I have learned that students will tell you exactly what they want. Kids need to be given — early and often — the...