The School Nutrition Association (SNA) and the Chefs Move to Schools program—part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative—recently partnered to support SNA member schools’ efforts to promote healthy school environments.
The Chefs Move program pairs chefs with schools in their communities to collaboratively educate kids about food and proper nutrition. According to the Chefs Move! website (www.chefsmovetoschools.org), “Chefs use their culinary creativity and knowledge to engage students through cooking demonstrations, school gardens and other activities that focus on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, proteins and the importance of a balanced diet. Chefs partner with employees who work in K–12 school meal operations, administrators and teachers to help improve the way children interact with food, from the cafeteria to the classroom.”
Do you know a chef in your community who might be a good fit for this program? The website makes it easy to pair chefs and schools interested in working together. Chefs and schools can sign up for the program; access training, recipes and resources; and learn how chefs and schools across the country are partnering to create healthier school environments.
Sandy Todd Webster
For 22 years, Sandy Todd Webster was the chief architect of IDEA's content program - including the award-winning IDEA FITNESS JOURNAL and IDEA FOOD & NUTRITION TIPS - the industry's leading resources for fitness, wellness and nutrition professionals worldwide. She created, launched and nurtured these brands and many others during her productive and purposeful IDEA tenure. Sandy is a Rouxbe-certified professional plant-based cook and a Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach who is pursuing a Master's degree in Sustainable Food Systems through The Culinary Institute of America (expected August 2024). She plans to combine these passions with her content expertise to continue inspiring others to make the world a more just, healthy and regenerative place.
