Served Digizine™- Ignite Your Passion

On The Front Lines

into Passion Progress

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Finding the time to spend on the things we WANT to do in our programs that can really ignite passion and turn it into progress !

A school nutrition director and team’s time is our most valuable asset. If we want to get to those “want to do” ideas and goals, we have to make the time to get there. This means taking a hard look at how and where we spend our time. Pay attention, be purposeful, delegate. If something does not align with the program goals and vision, get rid of it. This is the only way to find time to spend on the “want to do” ideals and goals that can really ignite passion and turn it into progress.

It’s easy to be passionate about a career in child nutrition. We serve awesome food to happy kids. Who else has a career with such a positive end game? Director of Nutrition Services, South Madison Community Schools - Pendleton, IN Lindsey Hill, RD, SNS

My hope for our industry, my colleagues, my friends, and myself is that we can take that passion and this momentum and turn it into progress. “

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When new to this career, seeking learning and growth opportunities is done out of necessity. It takes a minute to get “up to speed” on the regulations and rules involved in federal meal programs. It can get overwhelming at times making sure the “have to do” tasks are completed efficiently so that there is time for the “want to do” ideas and goals. The “want to do” ideas and goals is where innovation, growth, improvement, and progress reside.

If the world has learned one thing in 2020, it’s that “status quo” does not stay “status quo” even if we want it to. School nutrition was turned upside down but a lot of good came from that. We all found ways to do things we never dreamed of. What seemed like “big” issues last year or five years ago,do not seem like issues at all in 2021. Our perspective has changed. Let’s take that perspective and look at those “want to do” ideas and goals we all have.

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I’ve heard many friends and colleagues say that while 2020 was a challenge, it reignited their passion that may have been waning.My hope for our industry,my colleagues, my friends, and myself is that we can take that passion and this momentum and turn it into progress. If we can get through what we’ve been through, the possibilities of what we are capable of accomplishing in the future are endless!

Regulations are important, but regulations are rules to abide by, not rules to live by. The “rules” should not be the foundation of a school nutrition program’s mission and vision. There is so much more that has an impact on our focus and our purpose: students and the quality of food and the experience we provide to them.

MenuLogic K12, Founder, Chief Product Officer Director of Nutrition Services, South Madison Community Schools Passionate school nutrition director / leader with over 14 years of experience in the industry. Lindsey created MenuLogic K12 to fill a gap in her own operation and those of her colleagues’ operations. Lindsey wanted a tool that would give her the confidence (through objective data analysis) to build better menus (higher participation, higher food quality, more financially successful). Lindsey works fast – and doesn’t want any tool to slow her down so she works diligently to ensure every aspect of MenuLogic K12 is a smarter, faster way to accomplish the goals we all share (happy, healthy students and bottom line).

Lindsey Hill, RD, SNS

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