Looking for a little inspiration to help boost your menu? Welcome to our column featuring bites of nutrition knowledge and insight for your team’s menu creation needs | Pisanick Partners Edible Education Slicing up Inspiration for your Menu and More!
Every day brings new opportunities to grow—whether it’s staying ahead of menu trends, navigating regulations, or engaging students through food. This edition spotlights innovative training and professional development to spark ideas, build skills, and keep cafeterias at their best. From bite-sized tips to full-scale learning experiences, consider this your recipe for growth, inspiration, and success! Enjoy some food for thought, curated and ready to serve up some quick and easy strategies for success! READ Ignite that “competitive spirit” and read how these 1,120 schools became America's Healthiest Schools 2025 . Make it a goal to check in on schools in your state that made the grade and reach out to your neighbors to learn best practices that elevated their school status to this all-star list. WATCH/LISTEN Podcasts can be an interactive way to watch, listen and learn; meeting your staff where their interests
are in an easy, on-trend resource. Check out our NutriSmart Snax Podcast , powered by Pisanick Partners LLC, where school nutrition experts, food service leaders, and industry partners come together to share practical strategies, creative ideas, and inspiring stories from cafeterias across the country. Each episode dives into topics like menu innovation, compliance, clean label trends, and the everyday wins that fuel healthier students. Also check out the new relaunch of iBites from ICN - bonus -our very own Tina Hastings and good friend Shannon Fitzgerald have an inaugural conversation about trailblazing leadership! Where to Listen: You can find NutriSmart Snax on all major platforms: • YouTube • Spotify • Apple Podcasts • Youtube Music Subscribe today and join us in our mission of wholesome meals fueling healthy lives.
MENU PRO TIP This year we hosted a training on food photography and loved this value-added resource from our partners at Snack-n Waffle . Tell your menu story in a fun new creative way - using stop motion for engaging instagram reels! Celebrate theme days, try days, or heck, just any day of the week with a menu featured on your district's social media platforms. PONDER Wondering what to do with all the UPF (Ultraprocessed foods) conversation? Our thought is - get ahead of it with proactive training and menu creation. Check out our
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