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en, service line, and manager’s office. It also features a range of self-paced online courses and resources on civil rights, basic culinary math, food safety, and more. Interactive tools like the Food Buying Guide and the Child Nutrition Recipe Box assist in planning meals and meeting nutrition standards. New this year is the Back to School Ready Badge, awarded to those who complete es- sential courses and download key resourc- es, demonstrating their preparedness and understanding of best practices in school nutrition. Visit theicn.org/backtoschool for more information! Finally, take time this summer to cele- brate the wins from the year. Shout out the successes of your staff and show them you appreciate them. Give them a morale boost to help get them through the chaos of the approaching school year. Schedule time to celebrate your staff throughout the year in fun and creative ways. As novelist Paulo Coelho said, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us be- comes better too.”
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Molle Polzin, RDN | Education and Training Specialist, Institute of Child Nutrition
Molle Polzin is a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of experience in community nutrition, public health, and Training Coordination. Molle is an Education and Training Specialist with the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), where she develops nutrition resources and training for child nutrition programs. Molle is passionate about helping early childhood professionals create fun learning experiences while serving healthy and safe meals to the children in their care.
Liz Dixon, MS | Education and Training Specialist III, Institute of Child Nutrition Liz has 19 years of experience in the food and health industry. She has worked as an Education and Training Specialist at the Institute of Child Nutrition since 2013 where she creates food safety resources for schools, CACFP, and SFSP. Liz has a Masters in Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Sciences from Clemson University and Bachelors in Nutrition and Food Science from Auburn University. Along with her degrees, she has certificates in Designing Learning, Microlearning, and Writing for Instructional Design and Training from ATD Education. She is an ACE-certified Health Coach and Personal Trainer, AFAA-certified Group Fitness Instructor, and certified Zumba Instructor. She enjoys teaching her fitness classes, volunteering with a dog rescue, and walking with her dogs.
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