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School Breakfast Week


Breakfast – Making a Big Difference in Milwaukee

March 31, 2011 Tim English, Deputy Regional Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Midwest Region

There is much we adults can learn from children, and one of them is being able to appreciate the simple things. I was at the Milwaukee Sign Language School in Milwaukee for a celebration of School Breakfast Week. I was thrilled by the students’ delight as Active Apple (Milwaukee Public Schools’...

Food and Nutrition

Creatively Expanding School Breakfast in the Midwest

March 11, 2011 Kathy FioRito, FNS Midwest Public Affairs Specialist

More and more of the nation’s children are starting their school day well-nourished and ready to learn with a nutritious breakfast at school. Studies confirm the importance of breakfast in optimizing children’s learning, attendance and classroom behavior. Drawing a conclusion that our mothers knew...

Food and Nutrition
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