School Nutrition Software: Through the Eyes of an R.D.

School Nutrition Software: Through the Eyes of an R.D.

In today’s blog post, we talk school nutrition software with Kristen Lindorf, MS, RDN, who has spent her career as a consulting dietitian. Kristen has worked with everyone from state agencies to healthcare providers to hospitals to medical centers, and now works more...
The Art of School Lunchroom Design

The Art of School Lunchroom Design

We sat down with Founder and President of Health-e Pro, Meg Chesley, to discuss some of her time as a Food Service Director. What helps create an environment where kids want to eat their school lunch? How does the design of the school lunchroom impact the...
Earth Day: Going Paperless in School Nutrition

Earth Day: Going Paperless in School Nutrition

How are you celebrating Earth Day in your school? Or in your school cafeteria? In your district’s Nutrition Department? In preparing for Earth Day, we found a couple fascinating statistics related to paper: The U.S. paper disposal rate has not gone down appreciably...
Procurement and Bids: A Q&A with Nadine Doetterl, SNS

Procurement and Bids: A Q&A with Nadine Doetterl, SNS

Nadine currently works with 1FS Schools, providing in-depth product information and bid collaboration software to school co-ops, districts and directors across the country.  She is also a consultant for companies that want to succeed in the K-12 segment along with...
Why does school menu planning require good data?

Why does school menu planning require good data?

When you think of school menu planning, you think of food: pizza, chicken fingers, vegetables, salads. How often do you think of data when you think of school menu planning? Probably not as much. Data is absolutely vital to running a strong, seamless foodservice...