by Jenna Morris | Mar 30, 2026
We’re excited to introduce Megan Claysen, MS, RD, LDN, Health-e Pro’s Midwest Regional Sales Manager. If you’ve stopped by our booth at a Midwest show this year, there’s a good chance you’ve already met her. She brings real-world school nutrition experience, a...
by Jenna Morris | Mar 18, 2026
School nutrition programs are moving away from highly processed foods and toward more scratch and speed scratch cooking. Students and families are asking for tasty, less processed meals, and school nutrition programs are finding ways to make that happen. Scratch...
by Jenna Morris | Mar 9, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere right now, and school nutrition teams are all asking the same questions: Can it build a compliant menu? Can it write standardized recipes that credit correctly? Can it really save time, or does it introduce new risks? In...
by Jenna Morris | Mar 3, 2026
You’ve built your cycle menu, evolved it, and made it work for your program. Now comes the next step: marketing it. A cycle menu is more than just a schedule of meals. It’s one of the strongest communication tools in your school nutrition program. Each cycle is a...
by Jenna Morris | Mar 2, 2026
When picturing a traditional school breakfast, pancakes or sugary cereal may come to mind. Grain-based items have always been popular in school cafeterias, and many of them are still being served today. At the same time, schools are expanding their menus to include...
by Jenna Morris | Feb 27, 2026
You finally have your school nutrition cycle menus planned. You chose recipes, balanced components, and made sure everything fits your budget and USDA regulations. But then things change. Your vendor discontinues a product you rely on, prices go up, and participation...
by Jenna Morris | Feb 10, 2026
Just like starting a new workout routine, improving your school food photography skills starts with a few simple moves. You don’t need fancy equipment or a big budget. With the right techniques and a little practice, you can take photos that make your meals shine....
by Jenna Morris | Feb 9, 2026
It’s almost time to set out on our National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) journey: the Quest for School Breakfast! From March 2–6, 2026, Health-e Pro is celebrating school breakfast and how it helps students start the morning strong and stay focused in the classroom....
by Jenna Morris | Jan 27, 2026
Congress passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.222), and it was signed into law on January 14, 2026. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has since released implementation guidance explaining what the new milk regulations mean for school nutrition...
by Jenna Morris | Jan 27, 2026
You may have seen or heard about the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans and wondered what they mean for school nutrition programs. For school nutrition teams, the questions are usually the same: What are the Dietary Guidelines? Who decides them? And will anything...
