by Lindsey Hill RD, SNS | Sep 30, 2026
Article Summary Dry rice weighs one thing. Cooked rice weighs another – often two and a half to three times as much. A can of tomatoes drained isn’t the same as that can with the juices left in. Everyone in school nutrition already knows this. What’s...
by Lindsey Hill RD, SNS | Sep 28, 2026
Article Summary Have you taken time recently to really look at your recipes – not at how you’ve always used them, but at everything they’re actually capable of? And are they meeting your team’s needs? School nutrition professionals have been...
by Lindsey Hill RD, SNS | Aug 27, 2026
Article Summary Every kitchen has SOPs somewhere. The problem is that “somewhere” usually means a three-ring binder shoved on a shelf, last opened during back-to-school training, and never touched again. Honestly, at this point it’s probably achieved...
by Lindsey Hill RD, SNS | Aug 17, 2026
Article Summary Ask four people in your school nutrition program what the production record is for, and you’ll probably get four different answers. The manager sees it as one more form to fill out after the lunch rush is already over. The director sees it as a...
by Lindsey Hill RD, SNS | Aug 5, 2026
Article Summary August can be chaotic. You know what it looks like — tying up summer feeding programs, menu finalization, vendor conversations, staff training, start of school, the hundred things that have to happen as summer ends and a new school year starts allover...
