Health-e Pro Blog
Updates and Resources for School Nutrition ProgramsMenu planning, USDA compliance, operations, nutrition, technology, and more.
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...
Marketing Your School Nutrition Program: Part 1
As a food service professional, marketing your school nutrition program can be intimidating and seem impossible at times, like juggling eight flaming swords while riding a unicycle down a hill. It doesn’t have to be that hard. We want to show you how better...
How to get started with Farm to School–or take it to another level!
In celebration of Farm to School Month, we wanted to help answer some common questions school district’s have about the program. Farm to School Network has become such an empowering program for kids across America and we wanted to help share some tips on how to get...
Have a School Administrative Review Coming Up? How to Make it a Breeze!
Do you have a school Administrative Review this year? Are you a newbie to the Administrative Review process, ready to tackle it for the first time? Or are you a seasoned vet who’s been through an Administrative Review so many times that you know exactly what’s coming...
How One Person Can Have Incredible Impact: Feeding Children Everywhere and Health-e Giving–After the Event
Last week we had a post with Kari Day, Health-e Pro employee and community rock star, who hosted an event that could help change someone’s world. Thanks to a grant from Health-e Giving and contributions from the community, she hosted a hunger project with Feeding...
Health-e Giving: One Backpack at a Time
We talked with Kathy McKibbin-Manuel recently to learn more about her experience with Health-e Giving, Health-e Pro’s philanthropic initiative. As the chair of the Washington School Nutrition Association this year, she recently applied for a grant through Health-e...