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Feeding Kids in Belize with Health-e Giving
We received quite a few applications through Health-e Giving this year for a myriad of projects and organizations: feeding kids, building leaders, and encouraging community as we look to inspire generosity. One of the organizations to which we offered a grant wanted...
Menu Planning Software for Dietitians
Finding the best possible nutrient analysis and menu planning software for dietitians is not an easy task. Fortunately, we are here to tell you how Health-e Pro can help you save time, save money, and stay compliant. Health-e Pro is a nutrition software that helps you...
Chefs, School Garden Beds, and Student Advisory Committees: How Health-e Pro Customer Detroit Public Schools Innovates In Their District
Recently we sat down with Carl Williams, Executive Director of School Nutrition at Detroit Public Schools, a customer of Health-e Pro. We’d heard about the innovative programs and creative measures the district was applying, from hiring chefs to raised garden beds at...
What is HTTPS and why is a secure site important at Health-e Pro?
Health-e Pro recently implemented HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) making Health-e Meal Planner a secure site. The “S” in HTTPS stands for “secure.” While secure sites are primarily implemented with shopping and banking websites--where...
5 Ways Health-e Giving Impacted Us
When we launched Health-e Giving earlier this year, we have to admit we weren’t entirely sure how the initiative would go. None of us at the company had spearheaded anything like this before, and we weren’t sure how we could reach our customers or friends in the...
Health-e Giving: Making a Difference on the Mill River Wetland Committee
Health-e Pro’s giving initiative, Health-e Giving was launched in the Spring of 2018 and one of our very own employees is making a difference on the Mill River Wetland Committee. Along with financial matching that employees contribute, Health-e Pro also matches...
4 Basic Steps on How To Market Your School Nutrition Program
Over the last year, we’ve seen a need for help with how to market your School Nutrition Program. From local SNA chapter meetings featuring graphic designers talking about branding and marketing, to countless presentations at SNA state highlighting marketing techniques...
Health-e Giving’s Fall Give-a-thon
Have you seen our latest Health-e Giving project? It’s our Fall Give-a-thon and we’re so excited about it! This time of year, with #GivingTuesday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah, is the perfect time to look outward and see where great good can be done. Until...
National School Lunch Week Ideas: How One District in Ohio Celebrated
Walking into the cafeteria to see smiles across kid’s faces is the reason we do what we do. The food service industry can be very challenging, but as soon as you see kid’s faces light up, you know it was all worth it. As many of you are trying to serve healthy,...
Marketing Your School Nutrition Program: Part 2
In part I of this blog, we discussed the importance of understanding your target audience as well as the different outlets in which to communicate your message in marketing your school nutrition program. Both audience and outlets are essential in determining the type...