School Foodservice

New Look of School Milk

It's time to look at school milk differently. Imagine milk in easy-to-open plastic bottles, served ice-cold, and offered in a variety of flavors; milk visibly displayed and available on the meal line as well as other locations throughout school such as in vending machines. This is The New Look of School Milk (NLSM) and the results in Maine have been very exciting showing increases in milk sales and meal participation. 
           
Financial Resources

	On-line calculator
	Or you can calculate costs on paper
	Does NLSM make cents for your school?
	Take the NLSM online course and earn CEUs!

Recycling Resources

	The Benefits of Recycling
	Going, Going…Green
	Comparison of Paperboard versus Plastic Bottles
	How to Recycle: School Assessment

Flavored Milk

	Why Flavored Milk
	What the Research Says
	Flavored Milk: Great Taste and Nine Essential Nutrients

Click for additional Flavored Milk information.

Expand Your Breakfast Program

Approximately 44% of Maine schoolchildren that eat school lunch, also eat school breakfast.  Looking to boost participation? Consider implementing a non-traditional breakfast program and reap the positive benefits. Foodservice directors across the country are seeing their breakfast programs grow by taking breakfast to the classroom, offering a grab 'n go breakfast from the front hall and offering breakfast after first period.

Determine what percent of students you can feed at no charge and break even with our Breakfast In the Classroom Feasibility Worksheet.

Got Milk Vending?

Milk vending is a great way to make sure your school is offering healthy choices to students, teachers and the community. Maine residents can contact us for a milk vending information kit to help guide you through the process of acquiring a milk vending machine.

Find out how profitable milk vending can be with the Milk Vending Calculator.

Menu Marketing

Make fun, custom menus for your school with our online menu marketing kit!

Child Nutrition Programs: The Importance of Dairy Foods

Milk and dairy foods have long been an important part of school meals; however, consumption of dairy foods among children still falls short of the recommended intake necessary to support good bone health. Dairy Council Digest reviews dairy products' inclusion in child nutrition programs, the impact of these programs on childrens' dairy product consumption, and efforts to increase dairy food consumption offered through child nutrition programs.