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 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 | 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...
by Jenna Morris | Dec 5, 2025
If you work in school nutrition, you know how hard it is to find tried-and-true K-12 recipes that actually work. When you find one, it feels like a win. Recipes have to do so much more than just taste good. They need to be standardized, student-approved, trusted and...
by Jenna Morris | Oct 30, 2025
We’ve all had those recipes that turn out perfect one day and completely different the next, even when you do everything the same. Maybe one day the spaghetti sauce turns out too thin or the muffins come out a little dry. That’s where standardized recipes help....
by Jenna Morris | Oct 23, 2025
If you’ve ever had to track down Buy American compliance documentation, you know it can take days, weeks, or even months, depending on how many products your program uses. It’s time-consuming and can feel like it never ends. That’s why Health-e Pro did the hard work...
by Jenna Morris | Oct 21, 2025
In Part 1: Understanding Cycle Menus – The Secret to Smarter School Nutrition Planning, we learned what a cycle menu is and why it matters. Now it’s time for the fun part: building cycle menus! When done right, a cycle menu becomes a powerful tool that supports...
by Jenna Morris | Sep 16, 2025
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed while menu planning in a school nutrition program, you’re not alone. So many things contribute to the challenge: meeting USDA requirements, keeping students happy, staying under budget, and making sure your staff isn’t...
