24.7
Million
Students Impacted Through Fuel Up Initiative
The dairy checkoff equips educators with an array of engaging, real-world nutrition education resources through initiatives like Fuel Up and On the Farm STEM. From curricular materials that meet Next Generation Science Standards and hands-on, themed units to virtual and in-person farm visits, students across the country learn through the lens of dairy and make real-world nutrition education connections that impact their everyday lives.
The dairy checkoff has also played a leading role in piloting several new and exciting cafeteria program offerings, including hot chocolate milk, lattes and smoothies, grab-and-go yogurt, and other dairy-based menu items and snacks β all aimed at transforming the school milk experience and making dairy more convenient and accessible than ever.
-Britt Dinis, Empire Dairy (Colorado)
Students Impacted Through Fuel Up Initiative
School Nutrition Leaders Reached Via Checkoff Partnership with School Nutrition Association
Maine Dairy Promotion Board offers School Nutrition Equipment Grants each spring. Equipment packages are created to highlight dairy products and have included breakfast carts, yogurt carts, round milk coolers, milk cooler bags, smoothie preparation kits and bulk milk dispensers. Applications are sent out through their partners at Maine Department of Education Child Nutrition and through social media. When the equipment is in use, the Maine Dairy Promotion Board team capitalizes on big moments like National School Breakfast and Lunch Weeks by having local farmers eat lunch in the cafeteria, highlight the new equipment for the students and celebrate dairy. The team also enjoys seeing how school nutrition staff are using the equipment in creative ways β in one instance a yogurt cart was used to serve sour cream and shredded cheese when a taco bar was offered for lunch.
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