Celebrate National School Breakfast Week with Go Big Breakfast & No Kid Hungry Nebraska!
Happy National School Breakfast Week! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and critical in ensuring kids have the nutrition they need to learn and grow. This year, we’re celebrating #NSBW23 by highlighting how school breakfast changes lives, and the school nutrition professionals at the heart of it.
By feeding kids a healthy school breakfast, schools are providing the foundation for kids to succeed. School breakfast is intertwined with student success. Studies show that kids who eat school breakfast are more likely to excel academically, be more alert, and have better concentration, memory and attendance and fewer behavior problems. School breakfast is a win for families too and can help lighten the load during busy weekday mornings.
Go Big Breakfast, a campaign of No Kid Hungry Nebraska, has been working to make sure schools and districts have the tools they need to implement alternative breakfast models that get more kids eating for over 4 years. Find Nebraska-specific information, stories, and strategies at www.gobigbreakfast.org.
Quick links to Nebraska breakfast resources:
- Stakeholder specific breakfast talking points:
Nebraska School Nutrition Heroes
Here in Nebraska, even as they face an immense set of challenges including supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, school nutrition staff have adapted to ensure kids get a healthy meal to start the day. That’s why we’re also celebrating National School Breakfast Week by collecting community comments about 2023 Nebraska School Nutrition Heroes. The Nebraska Student Nutrition Action Committee (SNAC) is inviting community members to write a quick note of thanks for school nutrition staff from their school or district. These School Nutrition Heroes will receive a gift pack and be recognized on May 5th for National School Lunch Hero Day. Find our 2022 Heroes and comments on our webpage.
You can share a comment about your School Nutrition Hero through this easy online form. All submissions are due by March 20th. Thank you for taking a moment to thank your school nutrition staff today!