Great Ideas for School Breakfast

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Great Ideas forSchool Breakfast

• Monica Owsichek, RD
• School Nutrition Team
• February 7, 2007

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National School Breakfast Week

• Launched in 1989
• Goals are to share several important messages
  with students, parents and the media
• The school breakfast program (SBP) is available
  at your school, it meets dietary guidelines and,
  best of all it is a tasty fun way to start the
  school day!
• There is an established link between eating
  breakfast and academic success.
• Eating a nutritious breakfast can help kids
  maintain a healthy weight.

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World of School Breakfasts

• School Nutrition Association (SNA) Theme for 2007
• Opportunity for children to have fun while
  learning benefits of eating School Breakfast
• Chance for cafeteria promotions sampling of
  international breakfast foods

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World of School Breakfasts
Website www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw

• Menus/Recipes
• Merchandise
• Parent/Student Backpack Brochure
• Passport
• Activity Sheets
• NSBW Proclamation
• Press Release
• Logos

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World of School Breakfasts

• Menus/Recipes
• China - Congee
• Australia Muesli
• Italy - Breakfast Frittata
• Egypt - Pita Hummus
• Mexico - Breakfast Burrito

http//docs.schoolnutrition.org/meetingsandevents/
nsbw2007/menus.htm
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World of School Breakfasts

• Recipes
• Mr. Breakfast website
• Africa www.mrbreakfast.com/w_africa.asp
• African Banana Coconut Bake recipe
• La Bouillie (hot cereal) recipe
• Germany www.mrbreakfast.com/w_germany.asp
• German Apple Pancake recipe
• German Oven Pancake recipe

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World of School Breakfasts

• Recipes
• Mr. Breakfast website (continued)
• Asia www.mrbreakfast.com/w_asia.asp
• Honey Ginger Mellon recipe
• Asian Omelet recipe
• Mexico - www.mrbreakfast.com/w_mexico.asp
• Banana Burrito recipe
• Scrambled Fiesta recipe

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World of School Breakfasts

• Recipes
• National Food Service Management Institute
  http//www.nfsmi.org/Information/school_recipe_ind
  ex_number.htmle
• American Egg Board - http//www.aeb.org/Foodservic
  e/recipes.htm?valschool_egg
• SNA Recipe Database
• http//docs.schoolnutrition.org/recipes
• Other websites
• Nutrition Fact Sheets
• http//www.dpi.wi.gov/fns/nutrition.html
• Food Buying Guide

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World of School Breakfasts

• Decorating Ideas
• Display travel posters throughout school hallways
• Add banners that will direct all to the cafeteria
• Taste the World of Breakfast or
• Globe Trekking to Breakfast
• Recreate the island nation of Madagascar
• African safari theme
• Mystery of Nessie a.k.a. the Loch Ness Monster

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World of School Breakfasts

• Decorating Ideas
• Egypt the pyramids of Giza
• Eiffel Tower
• Great Wall of China
• Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Amazon Rainforest
• Australian outback

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World of School Breakfasts

• Activity Ideas
• Essay-writing contest
• Map-based quizzes
• Word scrambles, puzzles, riddles
• Video or audiotapes
• Travel posters, postcards, stamps, flags
• Worldwide epals
• Taste testing

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World of School Breakfasts

• Website Resources
• CusineNet -www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/breakfast_w
  orld.html
• ePals www.epals.com
• Explore Madagascar www.conservation.org/ImageCac
  he/madagascar/flash/tour.html
• Fact Monster - www.factmonster.com/countries.html

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World of School Breakfasts

• Website Resources (continued)
• GeographyIQ www.geographyiq.com
• Hillman Wonders of the World
• www.hillmanwonders.com
• Mama Lisas World www.mamalisa.com/world

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World of School Breakfasts

• Website Resources (continued)
• National Geographic Xpeditions
  www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
• PBS KIDS http//pbskids.org/africa/index.html
• TrekEarth www.trekearth.com
• United Nations Cyberschoolbus
  www.cyberschoolbus.un.org

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World of School Breakfasts

• Promotion Ideas
• Add new menu items to your menu or highlight
  existing items
• Add facts to menu to match your theme
• Offer free breakfast for students /or parents
• Invite someone from community to eat breakfast
  with kids

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National School Breakfast Week

• Promotion Ideas
• Add article to school newsletter, submit press
  release
• Library books about a country http//www.schoolnut
  rition.org/Index.aspx?id508
• Breakfast club
• Table top display

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National School Breakfast Week

• Any Ideas to share?

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National School Breakfast Week

• Appleton
• Morning Munchie Madness
• Breakfast in a Bag at ES
• Music in the commons area at MS
• Offer variety and until 1030 am at HS
• Free to entire school
• Agape
• Essay Contest What makes breakfast important?
• Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
• Mid-Morning Nutrition Break Yogurt Parfaits

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National School Breakfast Week

• Eau Claire
• Mardi Gras Breakfast
• Karaoke _at_ Breakfast
• Twin Towers Lord of Ring Theme
• Dairy Council Milk Mustache
• Dr. Suess Day
• Milwaukee Public Schools
• Breakfast in the Classroom
• Grab Go

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National School Breakfast Week

• Mukwonago
• Breakfast for a Buck Express Line
• School District of Phillips
• Grab Go
• School District of Omro
• Nutrition break/Grab Go/Breakfast in the
  Classroom

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National School Breakfast Week

• Kaukauna
• Grab Go
• Free Breakfast
• Music and games
• Wausau
• Mid morning nourishment program
• Media

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National School Breakfast Week

• Please submit pictures brief description of
  your 2007 NSBW Promotion to
• Monica Owsichek
• Department of Public Instruction
• School Nutrition Team
• 125 S. Webster St.
• Madison, WI 53707 or
• Fax [phone] or
• Email monica.owsichek_at_dpi.state.wi.us

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Future WisLine Presentations

• Special Dietary Needs - April 18
• Future Training Opportunities May 17

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• Thank you for your participation today!
• The students of Wisconsin benefit from the
  nutritious meals you provide to them!